C u c k o o h o s ts - p a g e 1

HOST LIST OF AVIAN BROOD PARASITES - 2 - CUCULIFORMES; Cuculidae

Peter E. Lowther, Field Museum version 12 Sep 2011

This list remains a working copy; colored text used often as editorial reminder; strike-out gives indication of alternate names. Names prefixed with “&” or “%” usually indicate the host species has successfully reared the brood parasite. Notes following names qualify host status or indicate source for inclusion in list.

Note on taxonomy. Cuckoo taxonomy follows Payne 2005. Most English and scientific names for hosts from Sibley and Monroe (1990); in large families, the subfamilies and tribes of Sibley and Monroe are treated as “families” in this listing of host species. Hosts listed at subspecific level indicate that that taxon sometimes considered specifically distinct (see notes in Sibley and Monroe 1990).

Clamator Clamator Kaup 1829, Skizzirte Entwicklungs-Geschichte und natüriches System der Europäischen Thierwelt ... , p. 53.

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo, Clamator coromandus (Linnaeus 1766) Systema Naturae, ed. 12, p. 171. Distribution. – Southern Asia. Host list. – Based on Friedmann 1964; see also Baker 1942:

CORVIDAE Dicruridae Fork-tailed Drongo, Dicrurus adsimilis MUSCICAPIDAE Turdidae Orange-headed Thrush, Zoothera citrina Blue Whistling-Thrush, Myiophonus caeruleus A Black-breasted Thrush, Turdus dissimilis B Saxicolidae Oriental Magpie-Robin, Copsychus saularis Slaty-backed Forktail, Enicurus schistaceus SYLVIIDAE Garrulacidae White-crested Laughingthrush, Garrulax leucolophus Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush, Garrulax pectoralis Striated Laughingthrush, Garrulax striatus Rufous-necked Laughingthrush, Garrulax ruficollis Wynaad Laughingthrush, Garrulax delesserti Moustached Laughingthrush, Garrulax cineraceus Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush, Garrulax rufigularis Gray-sided Laughingthrush, Garrulax caerulatus Spot-breasted Laughingthrush, Garrulax merulinus Blue-winged Laughingthrush, Garrulax squamatus Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush, Garrulax erythrocephalus Rufous-vented Laughingthrush, Garrulax gularis Red-faced Liocichla, Liocichla phoenicea Timalidae Spot-breasted Scimitar-Babbler, Pomatorhinus erythrogenys C u c k o o h o s ts - p a g e 2

Rusty-fronted Barwing, Actinodura egertoni LANIIDAE Long-tailed Shrike, Lanius schach

Great Spotted Cuckoo, Clamator glandarius (Linnaeus 1758) Systema Naturae, ed. 10, p. 111 Distribution. – Southwest Palearctic and Africa. Host list. – Based on Friedmann 1964; see also Friedmann 1948, Rowan 1983, Irwin 1988, Solor 1990, Charter et al. 2005, Payne 2005:

FALCONIDAE Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus [kestrel nesting in old Pica nest; Friedmann 1948] UPUPIDAE African Hoopoe, Upupa [epops] africana (questionable records, Rowan 1983) PICADAE Ground Woodpecker, Geocolaptes olivaceus (questionable record, Rowan 1983) CORVIDAE Corvidae Eurasian Jay, Garrulus glandarius Azure-winged Magpie, Cyanopica cyana Black-billed Magpie, Pica pica Piapiac, Ptilostomus afer Red-billed Chough, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax House Crow, Corvus splendens Cape Rook, Corvus capensis Carrion Hooded Crow, Corvus corone corinx Eurasian Jackdaw, Corvus monedula Pied Crow, Corvus albus Brown-necked Raven, Corvus ruficollis includes Dwarf Raven, Corvus ruficollis edithae Common Raven, Corvus corax Fan-tailed Raven, Corvus rhipidurus White-necked Raven, Corvus albicollis STURNIDAE Pale-winged Starling, Onychognathus nabouroup Red-winged Starling, Onychognathus morio Purple Glossy-Starling, Lamprotornis purpureus possible host – cuckoo young mobbed Red-winged Glossy-Starling, Lamprotornis nitens Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling, Lamprotornis chalybaeus Splendid Glossy-Starling, Lamprotornis splendidus Burchell's Glossy-Starling, Lamprotornis australis Long-tailed Starling, Lamprotornis [caudatus] mevesii Ruppell's Glossy-Starling, Lamprotornis [caudatus] purpuropterus Hildebrandt's Starling, Lamprotornis [pulcher] hildebrandti White-crowned Starling, Spreo albicapillus African Pied Starling, Spreo bicolor Common Myna (introduced), Acridotheres tristis

Levaillant's Cuckoo, Clamator levaillantii (Swainson 1829) Zoological Illustrations, 2nd series, 1, pl. 13 Distribution. – Sub-Sahara Africa. Taxonomic notes. – The name Cuculus cafer Lichtenstein 1793, which has been used sometimes for this species, applies to Cuculus clamosus. Sibley and Monroe 1990 included this taxon in C u c k o o h o s ts - p a g e 3 the genus Oxylophus. C Host list. – Based on Friedmann 1964; see also Rowan 1983, Irwin 1988, Payne 2005:

PHOENICULIDAE Green Wood-Hoopoe, Phoeniculus purpureus [inclusion in host list questionable] COLIIDAE Speckled Mousebird, Colius striatus PYCNONOTIDAE Garden Bulbul, Pycnonotus [cafer] barbatus MUSCICAPIDAE Saxicolidae Cape Robin-Chat, Cossypha caffra STURNIDAE Chestnut-bellied Starling, Spreo pulcher SYLVIIDAE Timalidae Blackcap Babbler, Turdoides reinwardii Southern Pied-Babbler, Turdoides bicolor Brown Babbler, Turdoides [plebejus] plebejus Arrow-marked Babbler, Turdoides [plebejus] jardinei Bare-cheeked Babbler, Turdoides gymnogenys White-rumped Babbler, Turdoides [leucopygius] leucopygius Angola Babbler, Turdoides [leucopygius] hartlaubi Capuchin Babbler, Phyllanthus atripennis

Pied Cuckoo, Clamator jacobinus (Boddaert 1783) Table des Planches enluminéez d’histoire naturelle, p. 53 Distribution. – Africa (pica group [Cuculus pica Hemprich and Ehrenberg 1833]) and in Asia (jacobinus group) from eastern Iran to Burma. Taxonomic notes. – This taxon includes a black morph of eastern and southern Africa (Cuculus serratus Sparrman 1786). Sibley and Monroe 1990 included this taxon in the genus Oxylophus. C Host list. – Based on Friedmann 1964; see also Baker 1942, Payne and Payne 1967; Rowan 1983, Irwin 1988, Vernon and Dean 2004 (= Rowan 1983, Maclean 1993). Rowan (1983) lists several species as alleged victims or possible hosts based on inadequate evidence.

COLUMBIDAE Laughing Dove, Stigmatopelia senegalensis (alleged) CENTROPODOIDEA Black Coucal, Centropus grillii (alleged) ALCEDINIDAE Brown-hooded Kingfisher, Halcyon albiventris COLIIDAE Speckled Mousebird, Colius striatus (alleged) Red-faced Mousebird, Urocolius indicus (alleged) LANIIDAE Long-tailed Shrike, Lanius schach Common Fiscal, Lanius collaris Magpie Shrike, Corvinella melanoleuca (possible host) CORVIDAE Malaconotidae Southern Tchagra, Tchagra tchagra (alleged) Southern Boubou, Laniarius [ferrugineus] ferrugienus (alleged) Oriolidae C u c k o o h o s ts - p a g e 4

Red-shouldered Cuckoo-Shrike, Campephaga phoenicea Dicruridae Fork-tailed Drongo, Dicrurus adsimilis Monarchidae African Paradise Flycatcher, Terpsiphone viridis (alleged) Aegithinidae Common Iora, Aegithina tiphia Malaconotidae Southern Boubou, Laniarius ferrugineus Bokmakierie Bushshrike, Telophorus zeylonus (alleged) MUSCICAPIDAE Turdidae Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush, Monticola rufiventris Blue Whistling-Thrush, Myiophonus caeruleus A Orange-headed Thrush, Zoothera citria Muscicapidae Fiscal Flycatcher, Sigelus silens (alleged) Saxicolidae Oriental Magpie-Robin, Copsychus saularis White-tailed Robin, Cinclidium leucurum Spotted Forktail, Enicurus maculatus PYCNONOTIDAE Garden Bulbul, Pycnonotus [cafer] barbatus Dark-capped Bulbul Pycnonotus [cafer] tricolor Black-fronted Bulbul, Pycnonotus [cafer] nigricans Red-vented Bulbul, Pycnonotus [cafer] cafer Cape Bulbul, Pycnonotus [cafer] capensis Sombre Greenbul, Andropadus importunus Terrestrial Brownbul, Phyllastrephus terrestris (alleged) ZOSTEROPIDAE Pale White-eye, Zosterops pallidus SYLVIIDAE Acrocephalidae Cape Grass-Warbler, Sphenoeacus afer (alleged) Garrulacidae White-crested Laughingthrush, Garrulax leucolophus Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush, Garrulax monileger Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush, Garrulax pectoralis Striated Laughingthrush, Garrulax striatus Rufous-necked Laughingthrush, Garrulax ruficollis Wynaad Laughingthrush, Garrulax delesserti Grey-sided Laughingthrush, Garrulax caerulatus Spot-breasted Laughingthrush, Garrulax merulinus Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush, Garrulax cachinnans Streaked Laughingthrush, Garrulax lineatus Brown-capped Laughingthrush, Garrulax austeni Blue-winged Laughingthrush, Garrulax squamatus Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush, Garrulax erythrocephalus Red-faced Liocichla, Garrulax phoeniceus Timaliidae Common Babbler, Turdoides caudatus Striated Babbler, Turdoides earlei Slender-billed Babbler, Turdoides longirostris Large Grey Babbler, Turdoides malcolmi C u c k o o h o s ts - p a g e 5

Fulvous Chatterer, Turdoides fulvus Rufous Chatterer, Turdoides rubiginosus Rufous Babbler, Turdoides subrufus Jungle Babbler, Turdoides striatus Yellow-billed Babbler, Turdoides affinis White-rumped Babbler, Turdoides leucopygia Arrow-marked Babbler, Turdoides [plebejus] jardinei (record may actually refer to Clamator levaillantii) Chinese Babax, Babax laneolatus Rusty-fronted Barwing, Actinodura egertoni Nepal Fulvetta, Alcippe nipalensis Sylviidae Rufous-vented Warbler, Sylvia subcaeruleum (alleged) PASSERIDAE Passeridae Yellow-throated Petronia, Petronia superciliaris FRINGILLIDAE Emberizidae African Golden-breasted Bunting, Emberiza flaviventris (alleged) MOTACILLIDAE African Pied Wagtail, Motacilla [alba] aguimp Cape Wagtail, Motacilla [capensis] capensis (alleged)

Pachycoccyx Pachycoccyx Cabanis 1882, Journal für Ornithologie, 30, p. 230. D

Thick-billed Cuckoo, Pachycoccyx audeberti (Schlegel 1879) Notes from the Leyden Museum, 1, p. 99 Distribution. – Sub-Sahara Africa and Madagascar. Host list. – Based on Rowan 1983, Fray et al. 1988, Payne 2005:

CORVIDAE Vanginiae White Helmet-Shrike, Prionops plumatus Chestnut-bellied Helmet-Shrike, Prionops [caniceps] caniceps (possible host) & Red-billed Retz’s Helmet-Shrike, Prionops [retzii] retzii Chestnut-fronted Helmet-Shrike, Prionops scopifrons Chabert Vanga, Leptopterus chabert (suspected host in Madagascar)

Microdynamis Microdynamis Salvadori 1878, Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, 13, p. 461.

Dwarf Koel, Microdynamis parva (Salvadori 1875 [= 1876]) Annali del Museo Civico de Storia Naturale di Genova, 7, p. 986. Distribution. – New Guinea region. Host list. – Presumed brood parasitic, no known host. C u c k o o h o s ts - p a g e 6

Eudynamys Eudynamys Vigors & Horsfield 1826 [=1827], Transactions of the Linnean Society, London, 15 (part 1), p. 303.

Taxonomic notes. – Payne 2005 considers the genus Eudynamys to comprise of a single species; the taxonomic partition into the 3 species listed below follows Sibley and Monroe 1990 and is followed to show geographic differences in host lists.

Asian Koel, Eudynamys [scolopacea] scolopacea (Linnaeus 1758) Systema Naturae, ed. 10, p. 111 Distribution. – South Asia, Malay Archepelago and New Guinea. Host list. – Based on Baker 1942, Brooker and Brooker 1989b, Dickinson et al. 1991, Wells 1999, Payne 2005, Begum et al. 2011:

MELIPHAGIDAE % Little Friarbird, Philemon citreogularis % Helmeted Friarbird, Philemon buceroides % Silver-crowned Friarbird, Philemon argenticeps % Noisy Friarbird, Philemon corniculatus CORVIDAE Cicrurinae Black Drongo, Dicrurus macrocercus, 1 time Corvidae Blue Magpie, Urocissa erythrorhyncha Black-billed Magpie, Pica pica House Crow, Corvus splendens Slender-billed Crow, Corvus enca Flores Crow, Corvus florensis Large-billed Crow, Corvus [macrorhynchos] macrorhynchos Jungle Crow, Corvus [macrorhynchos] levaillantii Oriolidae Black-naped Oriole, Oriolus [chinensis] chinensis possible host % Green Figbird, Sphecotheres [viridis] viridis Monarchidae % Magpie-Lark, Grallina cyanoleuca STURNIDAE Black-collared Starling, Sturnus nigricollis Common Myna, Acridotheres tristis White-vented Mynah, Acridotheres grandis Hill Myna, Gracula religiosa LANIIDAE Long-tailed Shrike, Lanius schach

Black-billed Koel, Eudynamys [scolopacea] melanorhyncha S. Müller 1843 Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen, Land-en Volkenkunde, pt. 6, p. 176. Distribution. – Sulawesi. Host list. – No known hosts. Presumed hosts are mynas (Sturnidae).

Australian Koel, Eudynamys [scolopacea] cyanocephala (Latham 1801 [= 1802X]) Suppl. ind. orn. p. xxx Distribution. – Australian region. C u c k o o h o s ts - p a g e 7

Host list. – Based on Higgins 1999; see also Brooker and Brooker 1989b, Brooker and Brooker 2005:

PHASIANIDAE Domestic Fowl, Gallus gallus MELIPHAGIDAE % Yellow-tinted Honeyeater, Lichenostomus flavescens (observed feeding fledgling cuckoo) Blue-faced Honeyeater, Entomyzon cyanotis Red Wattlebird, Anthochaera carunculata Little Friarbird, Philemon citreogularis Helmeted Friarbird, Philemon buceroides Silver-crowned Friarbird, Philemon argenticeps Noisy Friarbird, Philemon corniculatus Striped Honeyeater, Plectorhyncha lanceolata Noisy Miner, Manorina melanocephala % Yellow-throated Miner, Manorina flavigula (observed feeding fledgling cuckoo) CORVIDAE Pachycephalinidae Grey Shrike-thrush, Colluricincla harmonica Dicruridae Spangled Drongo, Dicrurus bracteatus Artaminidae Gray Butcherbird, Cracticus torquatus Black Butcherbird, Cracticus quoyi White-breasted Wood-Swallow, Artamus leucorhynchus % Dusky Woodswallow, Artamus cyanopterus (observed feeding fledgling cuckoo) Oriolidae Green Figbird, Sphecotheres viridis Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike, Coracina novaehollandiae White-bellied Cuckoo-Shrike, Coracina papuensis Green Figbird, Sphecotheres viridis Olive-backed Oriole, Oriolus sagittatus Victoria’s Riflebird, Ptiloris victoriae Monarchidae % Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula (observed feeding fledgling cuckoo) Magpie-Lark, Grallina cyanoleuca

Urodynamis Urodynamis Salvadori 1880, Orn. Papua e delle Malucca, 1, p. 370.

Long-tailed Koel, Urodynamis taitensis (Sparrman 1787) Museum Carlsonianum, fasc. 2, pl. xxxii Distribution. – New Zealand region. Taxonomic notes. – Sometimes included in Eudynamys (see Payne 2005). Host list. – Based on Higgins 1999; see also Oliver 1955, McLean 1988, Fulton 1904, Falla et al. 1966, Elliott et al. 1996. Records of Grey Warbler Gerygone [igata] igata as host not substantiated and likely represent parasitism by Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus (Higgins 1999). & - observed feeding out-of-nest cuckoo young (McLean 1988).

PSITTACIDAE & Red-fronted Parakeet Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae MELIPHAGIDAE C u c k o o h o s ts - p a g e 8

& Stitchbird Notiomystis cincta & Tui, Prosthemadra novaeseelandiae & New Zealand Bellbird, Anthornis melanura PETROICIDAE Tomtit, Petroica [multicolor] macrocephala dannefaerdi New Zealand Robin, Petroica australis CORVIDAE Mohouidae Whitehead, Mohoua [ochrocephala] albicilla Yellowhead, Mohoua [ochrocephala] ochrocephala Pipipi/Brown Creeper, Mohoua novaeseelandiae Rhipiduridae Gray Fantail, Rhipidura fuliginosa MUSCICAPIDAE Turdidae Song Thrush (introduced), Turdus philomelos E ZOSTEROPIDAE Silvereye (introduced), Zosterops lateralis PASSERIDAE Passeridae House Sparrow (introduced), Passer domesticus FRINGILLIDAE European Greenfinch (introduced), Carduelis [chloris] chloris

Scythrops Scythrops Latham 1790, Index Ornnithologicus, 1, p. 141.

Channel-billed Cuckoo, Scythrops novaehollandiae Latham 1790 Index Ornithologicus, 1, p. 141 Distribution. – Eastern Indonesia and Australasian region. Host list. – Based on Higgins 1999; see also Goddard and Marchant 1981, Brooker and Brooker 1989b, McAllen 1995, Brooker and Brooker 2005, Payne 2005: m - main hosts; o - occasional (Higgins 1999)

ACCIPITRIDAE Collared Sparrowhawk, Accipiter cirrhocephalus - o FALCONIDAE Brown Falcon, Falco berigora - o CORVIDAE Corvidae Flores Crow, Corvus florensis Large-billed Crow, Corvus [macrorhynchos] macrorhynchos Torresian Crow, Corvus orru - m Little Crow, Corvus bennetti - m Australian Raven, Corvus coronoides - m Forest Raven, Corvus [mellori] tasmanicus - o Little, Raven, Corvus [mellori] mellori - (McAllen 1995) Artiminidae Australasian Magpie, Gymnorhina tibicen - m Pied Currawong, Strepera graculina - m Monarchidae Magpie-Lark, Grallina cyanoleuca - o C u c k o o h o s ts - p a g e 9

Corcoracidae White-winged Chough, Corcorax melanorhamphos - o Artiminidae Pied Butcherbird, Cracticus nigrogularis - o

Chrysococcyx Chrysococcyx Boie 1826, Isis von Oken, 19, Bd. 2, col. 977.

Asian Emerald Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx maculatus (Gmelin) 1788 Systema Naturae, 1, pt. 1, p. 404 Distribution. – South Asia. Host list. – Based on Friedmann 1968a; see also Baker 1942, Becking 1981:

CISTICOLIDAE % Zitting Cisticola, Cisticola [juncicis] juncidis SYLVIIDAE Acrocephalidae Grey-bellied Tesia, Tesia cyaniventer Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler, Cettia fortipes Brown Bush-Warbler, Bradypterus luteoventris Common Tailorbird, Orthotomus sutorius Blyth's Leaf Warbler, Phylloscopus reguloides Chestnut-crowned Warbler, Seicercus castaneiceps (identity of young cuckoo possibly in error) Timaliidae Rufous-capped Babbler, Stachyris ruficeps Grey-throated Babbler, Stachyris nigriceps NECTARINIIDAE Gould's Sunbird, Aethopyga gouldiae % Crimson Sunbird, Aethopyga siparaja % Little Spiderhunter, Arachnothera longirostra

Violet Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus (Horsfield 1821) Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, 13 (1), p. 179 Distribution. – South Asia. Host list. – Based on Friedmann 1968a; see also Baker 1942, Becking 1981, Wells 1999, Payne 2005:

CISTICOLIDAE Yellow-bellied Prinia, Prinia flaviventris (possible host) Zitting Cisticola, Cisticola [juncicis] juncidis SYLVIIDAE Acrocephalidae Common Tailorbird, Orthotomus sutorius Gray-hooded Warbler, Seicercus xanthoshistus Timaliidae Abbott's Babbler, Malacocincla abbotti Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler, Napothera epilepidota Nepal Fulvetta, Alcippe nipalensis NECTARINIIDAE Thick-billed Flowerpecker, Dicaeum agile Plain-throated Sunbird, Anthreptes malacensis (Wells 1999) C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 1 0

Crimson Sunbird, Aethopyga siparaja % Little Spiderhunter, Arachnothera longirostra

Dideric Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx caprius (Boddaert 1783) Table des Planches enluminéez d’histoire natural, p. 40 Distribution. – Sub-Sahara Africa. Host list. – Based on Rowan 1983, Irwin 1988, Wilson and Sallinen 2003 (but see Dowsett 2005), Payne 2005:

COLIIDAE White-backed Mousebird, Colius colius LANIIDAE Common Fiscal Fiscal Shrike, Lanius collaris CORVIDAE Oriolidae African Black-headed Oriole, Oriolus larvatus Monarchidae African Paradise Flycatcher, Terpsiphone viridis MUSCICAPIDAE Turdidae Olive Thrush, Turdus olivaceus Muscicapidae Pale Flycatcher, Bradornis pallidus (egg only) Large Flycatcher, Bradornis microrhynchus Saxicolidae Mountain Wheatear, Oenanthe monticola Familiar Chat, Cercomela familiaris (egg only) Cape Robin-Chat, Cossypha caffra (egg only) White-throated Robin-Chat, Cossypha humeralis Red-backed Scrub-Robin, Cercotrichas leucophrys Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin, Cerotrichas galactotes % Kalahari Scrub-Robin, Cercotrichas paena Karoo Scrub-Robin, Cercotrichas coryphaeus SYLVIIDAE Acrocephalidae African Bush-Warbler, Bradypterus baboecala Lesser Swamp-Warbler, Acrocephalus [Calamocichla] gracilirostris leptorhynchus Timaliidae Arrow-marked Babbler, Turdoides [plebejus] jardinei Sylviidae Rufous-vented Warbler, Sylvia subcaeruleum [also Irwin 1988] CISTICOLIDAE Red-faced Cisticola, Cisticola erythrops Rattling Cisticola, Cisticola chinianus [Irwin 1988] Red-pate Cisticola, Cisticola ruficeps Stout Cisticola, Cisticola robustus Tawny-flanked Prinia, Prinia subflava Black-chested Prinia, Prinia [maculosa] flavicans (egg only) Karoo Prinia, Prinia [maculosa] maculosa % Cricket Longtail, Spiloptila clamans (Wilson and Sallinen 2003; but see Dowsett 2005) Green-backed Camaroptera, Camaroptera brachyura NECTARINIIDAE Olive Sunbird, Nectarinia olivacea C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 1 1

Amethyst Sunbird, Nectarinia amethystina Scarlet-chested Sunbird, Nectarinia senegalensis Olive-bellied Sunbird, Nectarinia chloropygius Bronze Sunbird, Nectarinia kilimensis Red-chested Sunbird, Nectarinia erythrocera PASSERIDAE Passeridae House Sparrow (introduced), Passer domesticus Cape Verde Sparrow, Passer [motitensis] iagoensis Southern Rufous Sparrow, Passer [motitensis] motitensis Mossie/Cape Sparrow, Passer melanurus Gray-headed Sparrow, Passer griseus Chestnut Sparrow, Passer eminibey Yellow-spotted Petronia, Petronia pyrgita Yellow-throated Petronia, Petronia superciliaris Ploceidae White-browed Sparrow-Weaver, Plocepasser mahali (egg only) Black-capped Social-Weaver, Pseudonigrita arnaudi Baglafecht Weaver, Ploceus baglafecht Slender-billed Weaver, Ploceus pelzelni Lesser Masked Weaver, Ploceus intermedius Spectacled Weaver, Ploceus ocularis Black-necked Weaver, Ploceus nigricollis Bocage's Weaver, Ploceus [capensis] temporalis Cape Weaver, Ploceus [capensis] capensis African Golden-Weaver, Ploceus subaureus Holub's Golden Weaver, Ploceus xanthops Golden Palm Weaver, Ploceus bojeri Southern Brown-throated Weaver, Ploceus xanthopterus Northern Brown-throated Weaver, Ploceus castanops Heuglin's Masked Weaver, Ploceus heuglini Northern Masked Weaver, Ploceus taeniopterus Southern Masked Weaver, Ploceus velatus Village Weaver, Ploceus cucullatus Speke's Weaver, Ploceus spekei Vieillot's Black Weaver, Ploceus nigerrimus Black-headed Weaver, Ploceus melanocephaus Golden-backed Weaver, Ploceus jacksoni Chestnut Weaver, Ploceus rubiginosus Yellow-mantled Weaver, Ploceus tricolor Crested Malimbe, Malimbus malimbicus Red-headed Weaver, Anaplectes rubriceps Cardinal Dioch, Quelea cardinalis Black Bishop, Euplectes gierowii Black-winged Bishop, Euplectes hordaeaceus (egg only) Red Bishop, Euplectes [orix] orix Zanzibar Bishop, Euplectes [orix] nigroventris Yellow Bishop, Euplectes capensis (egg only) White-winged Widowbird, Euplectes albonotatus Red-collared Widowbird, Euplectes ardens (egg only) Grosbeak Weaver, Amblyospiza albifrons (cuckoo removing host egg at nest) MOTACILLIDAE African Pied Wagtail, Motacilla [alba] aguimp Cape Wagtail, Motacilla [capensis] capensis C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 1 2

Australasian Pipit, Anthus [novaeseelandiae] novaeseelandiae FRINGILLIDAE Fringillidae Yellow Canary, Serinus flaviventris (cuckoo removing host egg at nest) Emberizidae African Golden-breasted Bunting, Emberiza flaviventris Cape Bunting, Emberiza capensis Cabanis’s Bunting, Emberiza cabanisi (egg only)

Klaas's Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx klaas (Stephens 1815) in Shaw’s General Zoology, 9, pt. 1, p. 128. Distribution. – Sub-Sahara Africa. Host list. – Based on Friedmann 1968a; see also Rowan 1983, Irwin 1988, Sandwith 2005: Records of brood parasitism of Tawny-flanked Longtail Prinia subflava that had been attributed to this cuckoo now considered to represent parasitism by Cuckoo Weaver Anomalospiza imberbis; Irwin 1988)

CORVIDAE Monarchidae African Paradise Flycatcher, Terpsiphone [paradisi] viridis Black-headed Paradise Flycatcher, Terpsiphone rufiventer nigriceps Vanginiae Cape Batis, Batis [capensis] capensis Chinspot Batis, Batis [molitor] molitor Pririt Batis, Batis pririt Black-throated Wattle-eye, Platysteira [cyanea] peltata Chestnut Wattle-eye, Platysteira castanea MUSCICAPIDAE Muscicapidae Pale Flycatcher, Bradornis pallidus Dusky Alseonax, Musicapa adusta Gray Tit-Flycatcher, Myioparus plumbeus Saxicolidae Common Stonechat, Saxicola torquata STURNIDAE Long-tailed Glossy-Starling, Lamprotornis [caudatus] caudatus PYCNONOTIDAE Common Bulbul, Pycnonotus [cafer] barbatus CISTICOLIDAE Red-faced Cisticola, Cisticola erythrops Singing Cisticola, Cisticola cantans Chattering Cisticola, Cisticola [lateralis] anonymus Trilling Grass Warbler, Cisticola [lateralis] woosnami Croaking Cisticola, Cisticola natalensis Stout Cisticola, Cisticola robustus Piping Cisticola, Cisticola fulvicapillus Bar-throated Apalis, Apalis thoracica Yellow-breasted Apalis, Apalis flavida Gray-backed Camaroptera, Camaroptera brevicauda Green-backed Camaroptera, Camaroptera brachyura ZOSTEROPIDAE African Yellow White-eye, Zosterops senegalensis Pale White-eye, Zosterops pallidus virens [listed as Cape White-eye, Zosterops virens capensis] SYLVIIDAE Acrocephalidae C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 1 3

African Reed-Warbler, Acrocephalus baeticatus Greater Swamp-Warbler, Acrocephalus rufescens Yellow-bellied Eremomela, Eremomela icteropygialis Green Crombec, Sylvietta virens Cape Crombec, Sylvietta rufescens Timaliidae Arrow-marked Babbler, Turdoides [plebejus] jardineii Sylviidae Rufous-vented Warbler, Sylvia subcaeruleum NECTARINIIDAE Collared Sunbird, Anthreptes collaris Pygmy Sunbird, Anthreptes platurus Olive Sunbird, Nectarinia olivacea Mouse-colored Sunbird, Nectarinia veroxii Green-headed Sunbird, Nectarinia verticalis Amethyst Sunbird, Nectarinia amethystina Green-throated Sunbird, Nectarinia rubescens Scarlet-chested Sunbird, Nectarinia senegalensis Variable Sunbird, Nectarinia venusta White-breasted Sunbird, Nectarinia talatala Southern Double-collared Sunbird, Nectarinia chalybeus Greater Double-collared Sunbird, Nectarinia afra Copper Sunbird, Nectarinia [cuprea] cuprea Dusky Sunbird, Nectarinia [cuprea] fusca Tacazze Sunbird, Nectarina tacazze Bronze Sunbird, Nectarinia kilimensis Malachite Sunbird, Nectarina famosa Mariqua Sunbird, Nectarinia mariquensis Red-chested Sunbird, Nectarinia erythrocerca Beautiful Sunbird, Nectarinia pulchella PASSERIDAE Passeridae House Sparrow (introduced), Passer domesticus Cape Verde Sparrow, Passer iagoensis Mossie/Cape Sparrow, Passer melanurus Ploceidae White-browed Sparrow-Weaver, Plocepasser mahali Southern Masked Weaver, Ploceus [velatus] velatus Lesser Masked Weaver, Ploceus intermedius Village Weaver, Ploceus cucullatus Baglafecht Weaver, Ploceus [baglafecht] baglafecht reichenowi Red-headed Weaver, Anaplectes rubriceps Red Bishop, Euplectes [orix] orix Zanzibar Bishop, Euplectes [orix] nigroventris MOTACILLIDAE African Pied Wagtail, Motacilla [alba] aguimp Cape Wagtail, Motacilla [capensis] capensis FRINGILLIDAE Fringillidae Yellow-fronted Canary, Serinus mozambicus Cabanis' Bunting, Emberiza cabanisi

Yellow-throated Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx flavigularis Shelley 1880 Proceedings of the Zoological C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 1 4

Society of London, 1879, p. 679, pl. 50 Distribution. – West and central Africa. Host list. – Presumably brood parasitic, no known hosts.

African Emerald Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx cupreus (Shaw 1792) Museum Leverianum, 4, p. 157 Distribution. – Sub-Sahara Africa. Host list. – Based on Friedmann 1968a; see also Rowan 1983, Irwin 1988, Gatter 1997, Payne 2005:

CORVIDAE Oriolidae African Black-headed Oriole, Oriolus larvatus Monarchidae African Paradise Flycatcher, Terpsiphone viridis Black-headed Paradise Flycatcher, Terpsiphone rufiventer Malaconotidae Northern Puffback, Dryoscopus [cubla] gambensis Black-backed Puffback, Dryoscopus [cubla] cubla Vanginiae Brown-throated Wattle-eye, Platysteira [cyanea] cyanea Black-throated Wattle-eye, Platysteira [cyanea] peltata MUSCICAPIDAE Muscicapidae White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher, Dioptrornis [chocolatinus] fischeri Ashy Alseonax, Muscicapa caerulescens Dohrn’s Flycatcher, Horizorhinus dohrni Saxicolidae Starred Robin, Pogonocichla stellata PARIDAE Remizidae Tit-Hylia, Pholidornis rushiae PYCNONOTIDAE Garden Bulbul, Pycnonotus [cafer] barbatus (record likely in error; Rowan 1983) Yellow-whiskered Greenbul, Andropadus latirostris CISTICOLIDAE Tawny-flanked Prinia, Prinia subflava Green-backed Camaroptera, Camaroptera brachyura ZOSTEROPIDAE Principe Speirops, Speirops leucophaeus Principe White-eye, Zosterops [ficedulinus] ficedulinus Annobon White-eye, Zosterops [ficedulinus] griseovirescens Pale White-eye, Zosterops pallidus virens SYLVIIDAE Acrocephalidae Rufous-crowned Eremomela, Eremomela [badiceps] badiceps (Gatter 1997) Timaliidae Brown Illadopsis, Illadopsis fulvescens Sylviidae Rufous-vented Warbler, Sylvia subcaeruleum NECTARINIIDAE Olive Sunbird, Nectarinia olivacea Newton's Sunbird, Nectarinia [reichenbachii] newtonii Amethyst Sunbird, Nectarina amethystina C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 1 5

Scarlet-chested Sunbird, Nectarina senegalensis Northern Double-collared Sunbird, Nectarinia [afra] preussi (Reichenow 1892) F Olive-bellied Sunbird, Nectarinia chloropygia Bronze Sunbird, Nectarinia kilimensis Malachite Sunbird, Nectarinia famosa Red-chested Sunbird, Nectarinia erythroceria PASSERIDAE Passeridae Mossie/Cape Sparrow, Passer melanurus Ploceidae Baglafecht Weaver, Ploceus [baglafecht] baglafecht baglafecht and P. [b.] b. reichenowi Spectacled Weaver, Ploceus ocularis African Golden Weaver, Ploceus subaureus Holub’s Golden Weaver, Ploceus xanthops Southern Masked Weaver, Ploceus velatus Village Weaver, Ploceus cucullatus Sao Tome Weaver, Ploceus sanctithomae Creasted Malimbe, Malimbus malimbicus Grosbeak Weaver, Amblyospiza albifrons Black-winged Bishop, Euplectes hordeaceus Red Bishop, Euplectes orix MOTACILLIDAE Cape Wagtail, Motacilla [capensis] capensis

Long-billed Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx megarhynchus (G. R. Gray 1858) Proceedings of the Zoological Socidty of London, 1858, p.184 Distribution. – New Guinea region. Taxonomic notes. – Sometimes placed in its own genus Rhamphomantis Salvadori 1878, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova 13, p. 459. Host list. – Presumably brood parasitic, no known hosts.

Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx basalis (Horsfield 1821) Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, 13 (1), p. 179 Distribution. – Australia. Host list. – Based on Higgins 1999; see also Friedmann 1968a; Brooker and Brooker 1989b. Breeding biology described by Langmore et al. 2007.

COLUMBIDAE Diamond Dove, Geopelia cuneata MALURIDAE % Red-backed Fairywren, Malurus melanocephalus % White-winged Fairywren, Malurus leucopterus includes Malurus leuconotus % Superb Fairywren, Malurus cyaneus % Splendid Fairywren, Malurus splendens includes Malurus callainus includes Malurus melanotus % Variegated Fairywren, Malurus [lamberti] lamberti includes Malurus assimilis Blue-breasted Fairywren, Malurus [lamberti] pulcherrimus Lovely Wren, Malurus [lamberti] amabilis Red-winged Fairywren, Malurus [lamberti] elegans C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 1 6

Purple-crowned Fairywren, Malurus coronatus Southern Emuwren, Stipiturus malachurus Rufous-crowned Emuwren, Stipiturus ruficeps Striated Grasswren, Amytornis striatus Thick-billed Grasswren Amytornis textilis MELIPHAGIDAE Scarlet Myzomela, Myzomela sanguinolenta Black Honeyeater, Certhionyx nigra Brown Honeyeater, Lichmera indistincta Lewin’s Honeyeater, Meliphaga lewinii Yellow-faced Honeyeater, Lichenostomus chrysops Mangrove Honeyeater, Lichenostomus fasciogularis Yellow Honeyeater, Lichenostomus flava White-eared Honeyeater, Lichenostomus leucotis Yellow-plumed Honeyeater, Lichenostomus ornatus Fuscous Honeyeater, Lichenostomus fuscus % Grey-fronted Honeyeater, Lichenostomus plumulus (observed feeding fledgling cuckoo) White-plumed Honeyeater, Lichenostomus penicillatus White-naped Honeyeater, Melithreptus [lunatus] lunatus G Black-headed Honeyeater, Melithreptus [lunatus] affinis % Brown-headed Honeyeater, Melithreptus brevirostris (observed feeding fledgling cuckoo) White-fronted Honeyeater, Phylidonyris albifrons Tawny-crowned Honeyeater, Phylidonyris melanops White-breasted Honeyeater, Ramsayornis fasciatus Crescent Honeyeater, Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera New Holland Honeyeater, Phylidonyris novaehollandiae White-cheeked Honeyeater, Phylidonyris nigra Eastern Spinebill, Acanthornis tenuirostris Western Spinbill, Acanthorhynchus superciliosus Eastern Spinebill, Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Western Spinebill, Acanthornis superciliosus % Crimson Chat, Epthianura tricolor % Orange Chat, Epthianura aurifrons % White-fronted Chat, Epthianura albifrons PARDALOTIDAE Spotted Pardalote, Pardalotus punctatus % White-browed Scrubwren, Sericornis [frontalis] frontalis includes form Sericornis [frontalis] frontalis maculatus Brown Scrubwren, Sericornis [frontalis] humilis Yellow-throated Scrubwren, Sericornis citreogularis H [#] Large-billed Scrubwren, Sericornis magnirostris Redthroat, Pyrrholaemus brunneus % Speckled Warbler, Chthonicola sagittatus Rufous Calamanthus, Calamanthus [fuliginosus] campestris % Striated Calamanthus, Calamanthus [fuliginosus] fuliginosus Chestnut-rumped Hylacola, Hylacola pyrrhopygia % Shy Hylacola, Hylacola cautus Brown Weebill, Smicrornis brevirostris % Brown Thornbill, Acanthiza pusilla includes % Broad-tailed/Inland Thornbill, Acanthiza apicalis includes Red-tailed Thornbill, Acanthiza hamiltoni J Tasmanian Thornbill, Acanthiza ewingii % Buff-rumped Thornbill, Acanthiza reguloides % Western Thornbill, Acanthiza inornata C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 1 7

% Slender-billed Thornbill, Acanthiza iredalei % Yellow-rumped Thornbill, Acanthiza chrysorrhoa % Chestnut-rumped Thornbill, Acanthiza uropygialis % Yellow Thornbill, Acanthiza nana % Striated Thornbill, Acanthiza lineata % Slaty-backed Thornbill, Acanthiza robustirostris Fairy Gerygone, Gerygone palpebrosa White-throated Gerygone, Gerygone olivacea Large-billed Gerygone, Gerygone magnirostris % Mangrove Buff-breasted Gerygone, Gerygone [fusca] levigaster K (observed feeding fledgling cuckoo) Western Gerygone, Gerygone [fusca] fusca Brown Gerygone, Gerygone [igata] mouki includes Gerygone [igata] mouki richmondi % Southern Whiteface, Aphelocephala leucopsis includes Aphelocephala leucopsis castaneiventris % Banded Whiteface, Aphelocephala nigrocincta PETROICIDAE Jacky-Winter, Microeca fascinans L % Scarlet Robin, Petroica multicolor % Red-capped Robin, Petroica goodenovii % Flame Robin, Petroica phoenicea Rose Robin, Petroica rosea Hooded Robin, Melanodryas cucullata Yellow Robin, Eopsaltria australis Gray-headed Robin, Heteromyias cinereifrons CORVIDAE Neosittidae Varied Sittella, Daphoenositta chrysoptera includes Black-capped Sittella, Daphoenositta chrysoptera pileata Rhipiduridae Willie-Wagtail, Rhipidura leucophrys Gray Fantail, Rhipidura fuliginosa Rufous Fantail, Rhipidura rufifrons # Northern Fantail, Rhipidura rufiventris setosa Pachycephalinidae Rufous Whistler, Pachycephala rufiventris Artimidae White-browed Wood-Swallow, Artamus superciliosus Monarchidae Leaden Flycatcher, Myiagra rubecula Satin Fycatcher, Myiagra cyanoleuca Restless Flycatcher, Myiagra inquieta POMATOSTOMIDAE White-browed Babbler, Pomatostomus superciliosus HIRUNDINIDAE Welcome Swallow, Hirundo [rustica] neoxena CISTICOLIDAE Golden-headed Cisticola, Cisticola exilis ZOSTEROPIDAE Western Silvereye, Zosterops [lateralis] lateralis gouldi [#] Silvereye, Zosterops [lateralis] lateralis lateralis [#, &] SYLVIIDAE Acrocephalidae Australian Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus australis [#] C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 1 8

Clamorous Reed-Warbler, Acrocephalus stentoreus Megaluridae Little Grassbird, Megalurus gramineus [#] Spinifex-Bird, Eremiornis carteri NECTARINIIDAE Mistletoebird, Dicaeum hirundinaceum Olive-backed Sunbird, Nectarinia jugularis frenata PASSERIDAE Passeridae House Sparrow (introduced), Passer domesticus Estrildidae Red-browed Firetail, Neochmia temporalis Plum-headed Finch, Neochmia modesta Double-barred Finch, Taeniopygia bichenovii Zebra Finch, Taeniopygia guttata castanotis Black-throated Finch, Poephila cincta Diamond Firetail, Stagonopleura guttata FRINGILLIDAE Fringillidae European Goldfinch (introduced), Carduelis carduelis European Greenfinch (introduced), Carduelis [chloris] chloris

Black-eared Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx osculans (Gould 1847) Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1847, p. 32 Distribution. – Australia. Host list. – Based on Higgins 1999; see also Friedmann 1968a, Brooker and Brooker 1989b:

MALURIDAE White-winged Fairywren, Malurus leucopterus Superb Fairywren, Malurus cyaneus Variegated Fairywren, Malurus lamberti assimilis Striated Grasswren, Amytornis striatus MELIPHAGIDAE Brown-headed Honeyeater, Melithreptus brevirostris PARDALOTIDAE Yellow-throated Scrubwren, Sericornis citreogularis H [#] White-browed Scrubwren, Sericornis frontalis maculatus % Redthroat, Pyrrholaemus brunneus % Speckled Warbler, Chthonicola sagittatus Rufous Calamanthus, Calamanthus campestris isabellinus Striated Fieldwren, Calamanthus fuliginosus Chestnut-rumped Hylacola, Hylacola pyrrhopygia Shy Hylacola, Hylacola cauta Yellow-rumped Thornbill, Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Slender-billed Thornbill, Acanthiza iredalei % Inland Thornbill, Acanthiza apicalis (observed feeding fledgling cuckoo) % Chestnut-rumped Thornbill, Acanthiza uropygialis (observed feeding fledgling cuckoo) % Buff-rumped Thornbill, Acanthiza reguloides (observed feeding fledgling cuckoo) Southern Whiteface, Aphelocephala leucopsis PETROICIDAE Red-capped Robin, Petroica goodenovii % Eastern Yellow Robin, Eopsaltria australis (observed feeding fledgling cuckoo) White-browed Robin, Poecilodryas superciliosa C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 1 9

CORVIDAE Artimidae % White-breasted Woodswallow, Artamus leucorhynchus (observed feeding fledgling cuckoo) POMATOSTOMIDAE White-browed Babbler, Pomatostomus superciliosus SYLVIIDAE Megaluridae Rufous Songlark, Cincloramphus mathewsi

Rufous-throated Bronze Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx ruficollis (Salvadori 1875 [= 1876]) Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, 7 (1875), p. 913 Distribution. – New Guinea. Host list. – Presumably brood parasitic, no known hosts.

Shining Bronze Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx lucidus (Gmelin 1788) Systema Naturae, 1, pt. 1, p. 421 Distribution. – Eastern, southern and southwestern Australia and southwestern Oceania and New Zealand region. Taxonomic notes. – Includes plagosus (Latham 1801) as subspecies Host list. – Based on Higgins 1999; see also Brooker and Brooker 1989a, 1989b, Gill 1983, 1998, Brooker and Brooker 2005: (#) C. l. plagosus of Australia and Tasmania; (&) C. l. lucidus of New Zealand; also subspecies (*) C. l. layardi of New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Banks I., Santa Cruz Is., Loyalty Is. and C. l. harterti of Rennell and Bellona Is. Behavior at the host nest described by Briskie 2007.

CLIMACTERIDAE Brown Treecreeper, Climacteris picumnus [#] Red-browed Treecreeper, Climacteris erythrops White-throated Treecreeper, Climacteris leucophaea M MALURIDAE Red-backed Fairywren, Malurus melanocephalus [#] White-winged Fairywren, Malurus leucopterus leuconotus [#] Variegated Fairywren, Malurus [lamberti] lamberti Red-winged Fairywren, Malurus [lamberti] elegans % Superb Fairywren, Malurus cyaneus [#] % Splendid Fairywren, Malurus splendens [#] includes Malurus callainus Southern Emuwren, Stipiturus malachurus [#] MELIPHAGIDAE Brown Honeyeater, Lichmera indistincta Black Honeyeater, Certhionyx niger [#] Yellow-faced Honeyeater, Lichenostomus chrysops [#] White-eared Honeyeater, Lichenostomus leucotis [#] Yellow-plumed Honeyeater, Lichenostomus ornatus [#] White-plumed Honeyeater, Lichenostomus penicillatus [#] Yellow-tufted Honeyeater, Lichenostomus melanops cassidix [#] Brown-headed Honeyeater, Melithreptus brevirostris [#] New Holland Honeyeater, Phylidonyris novaehollandiae [#] Tawny-crowned Honeyeater, Phylidonyris melanops [#] White-cheeked Honeyeater, Phylidonyris nigra Eastern Spinebill, Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris [#] Western Spinebill, Acanthorhynchus superciliosus [#] Rufous-throated Honeyeater, Conopophila rufogularis New Zealand Bellbird, Anthornis melanura [&] (young cuckoo directed begging at this species but was C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 2 0

ignored; Higgins 1999: 737) Crimson Chat, Epthianura tricolor [#] Orange Chat, Epthianura aurifrons [#] White-fronted Chat, Epthianura albifrons [#] PARDALOTIDAE Spotted Pardalote, Pardalotus punctatus [#] Striated Pardalote, Pardalotus striatus [#] White-browed Scrubwren, Sericornis frontalis maculatus [#] Yellow-throated Scrubwren, Sericornis citreogularis H [#] Large-billed Scrub-Wren, Sericornis magnirostris [#] Scrubtit, Acanthornis magnus [#] Speckled Warbler, Chthonicola sagittata [#] Rufous Calamanthus, Calamanthus campestris [#] % Chestnut-rumped Hylacola, Hylacola pyrrhopygia [#] - Brooker and Brooker 2005 % Brown Thornbill, Acanthiza pusilla [#] includes % Broad-tailed Thornbill, Acanthiza apicalis % Tasmanian Thornbill, Acanthiza ewingii [#] % Buff-rumped Thornbill, Acanthiza reguloides [#] % Western Thornbill, Acanthiza inornata [#] % Yellow-rumped Thornbill, Acanthiza chrysorrhoa [#] Chestnut-rumped Thornbill, Acanthiza uropygialis [#] % Yellow Thornbill, Acanthiza nana [#] % Striated Thornbill, Acanthiza lineata [#] Brown Weebill, Smicrornis brevirostris [#] Fairy Gerygone, Gerygone palpebrosa flavida [#] White-throated Gerygone, Gerygone olivacea [#] Large-billed Gerygone, Gerygone magnirostris [#] Mangrove Gerygone, Gerygone [fusca] levigaster K Western Gerygone, Gerygone [fusca] fusca [#] Lord Howe Island Gerygone (extinct), Gerygone [fusca] insularis [on Lord Howe I.] Brown Gerygone, Gerygone [igata] mouki [#] includes Gerygone [igata] mouki richmondi [#] # Norfolk Island Gerygone, Gerygone [igata] modesta [only host on Norfolk I.] Grey Warbler, Gerygone [igata] igata [&] Chatham Islands Gerygone, Gerygone [igata] albofrontata [&] * Fan-tailed Gerygone, Gerygone flavolateralis [only host on New Caladonia and Vanuatu] PETROICIDAE Jacky-Winter, Microeca fascinans L [#] Scarlet Robin, Petroica multicolor [#] New Zealand Robin, Petroica australis [&] Hooded Robin, Petroica cucullata [#] Red-capped Robin, Petroica goodenovii [#] Flame Robin, Petroica phoenicea [#] Pink Robin, Petroica rhodinogaster [#] Tomtit, Petroica macrocephala [&] Dusky Robin, Melanodryas [cucullata] vittata [#] Hooded Robin, Melanodryas [cucullata] cucullata Yellow Robin, Eopsaltria [australis] australis [#] Grey-breasted Robin, Eopsaltria [australis] griseogularis White-browed Robin, Poecilodryas [superciliosa] superciliosa cerviniventris [#] Gray-headed Robin, Heteromyias [albispecularis] cinereifrons [#] Ashy Robin, Heteromyias [albispecularis] albispecularis CORVIDAE Neosittidae C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 2 1

Varied Sittella, Daphoenositta chrysoptera [#] Mohouidae Whitehead, Mohoua [ochrocephala] albicilla [&] Pachycephalidae Gray Shrike-Thrush, Colluricincla harmonica [#] Artimidae Masked Wood-Swallow, Artamus personatus [#] Black-faced Wood-Swallow, Artamus cinereus [#] Oriolidae White-shouldered Triller, Lalage sueurii [#] Rhipiduridae Willie-Wagtail, Rhipidura leucophrys [#] Mangrove Fantail / Piwakawaka, Rhipidura [fuliginosa] phasiana N [&] Gray Fantail, Rhipidura [fuliginosa] fuliginosa [#] Rufous Fantail, Rhipidura [rufifrons] rufifrons Monarchinidae Leaden Flycatcher, Myiagra rubecula [#] Satin Fycatcher, Myiagra cyanoleuca [#] Spectacled Flycatcher, Monarcha trivirgatus [#] MUSCICAPIDAE Turdidae Eurasian Blackbird (introduced), Turdus merula [&] HIRUNDINIDAE Welcome Swallow, Hirundo neoxena [#] Tree Martin, Hylochelidon nigricans [#] CISTICOLIDAE Golden-headed Cisticola, Cisticola exilis [#] ZOSTEROPIDAE Western Silvereye, Zosterops [lateralis] lateralis gouldi [#] Silvereye, Zosterops [lateralis] lateralis lateralis [#, &] SYLVIIDAE Acrocephalidae Australian Reed-Warbler, Acrocephalus australis [#] Clamorous Reed-Warbler, Acrocephalus stentoreus Megaluridae Little Grassbird, Megalurus gramineus [#] NECTARINIIDAE Mistletoebird, Dicaeum hirundinaceum Olive-backed Sunbird, Nectarinia jugularis frenata [#] PASSERIDAE Passeridae House Sparrow (introduced), Passer domesticus [#, &] Estrildidae Red-browed Firetail, Neochmia temporalis [#] Crimson Finch, Neochmia phaeton [#] Zebra Finch, Taeniopygia guttata FRINGILLIDAE Fringiillidae Chaffinch (introduced), Fringilla coelebs [&] European Goldfinch (introduced), Carduelis carduelis

White-eared Bronze Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx meyeri (Salvadori 1874) Annali del Museo Civico di Genova, 6, p. 82 C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 2 2

Distribution. – New Guinea. Host list. – Presumably brood parasitic, no known hosts.

Little Bronze Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx minutillus Gould 1859 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1859, p. 128 Taxonomic notes. – Payne 2005 treats the minutillus complex as a single species. Sibley and Monroe 1990 treats this group as comprising 4 species: minutillus, russatus, rufomerus, and crassirostris. The taxonomy of this group is discussed further by Parker 1981.

# Little Bronze Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx [minutillus] minutillus Gould 1859 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1859, p. 128 Distribution. – Southeast Asia, Indonesia and Australia. Taxonomic notes. – The name Chrysococcyx malayanus (Raffles 1822) – which actually refers to Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus; see Parker 1981 – has often been used for this species (e.g., Friedmann 1968a). Host list. – Based on Higgins 1999; see also Friedmann 1968a, Brooker and Brooker 1989b, White and Bruce 1986, Schönwetter 1967-1984, Wells 1999: Hosts of (A) C. m. minutillus, (B) C. m. poecilurus, (C) C. m. malayanus, (D) C. m. albifrons, and (E) C. m. barnardi (northern Queensland) indicated. However, it is “unlikely [that the honeyeater, fairywren] ... and finches [are] main hosts, or even hosts at all” (Higgins 1999: 748)

MALURIDAE Lovely Fairywren, Malurus amabilis [A] Red-backed Fairywren, Malurus melanocephalus [E] MELIPHAGIDAE Bar-breasted Honeyeater, Ramsayornis fasciatus [A] PARDALOTIDAE Green-backed Gerygone, Gerygone chloronotus % Fairy Gerygone, Gerygone palperosa [A] % White-throated Gerygone, Gerygone olivacea [A] % Large-billed Gerygone, Gerygone magnirostris [A, B] includes, also, the form Gerygone magnirostris brunneipectus of Aru I. Dusky Gerygone, Gerygone tenebrosa (observed feeding fledgling cuckoo) Golden-bellied Gerygone, Gerygone [fusca] sulphurea [C, D] % Mangrove Gerygone, Gerygone [fusca] levigaster K PASSERIDAE Estrildidae Double-barred Finch, Taeniopygia bichennovii [E] Zebra Finch, Taeniopygia guttata [E]

# Little Bronze Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx [minutillus] russatus Gould 1868 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1868, p. 76 Distribution. – Malay Archipelago and Australasian region. Taxonomic notes. – Usually considered conspecific with Chrysococcyx minutillus. Host list. – Based on Higgins 1999; see also Friedmann 1968a (for C. malayanus russatus):

MALURIDAE Red-backed Fairywren, Malurus melanocephalus MELIPHAGIDAE Bar-breasted Honeyeater, Ramsayornis fasciatus Lewin’s Honeyeater, Meliphaga lewinii C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 2 3

Mangrove Honeyeater, Lichenostomus fasciogularis PARDALOTIDAE Fairy Gerygone, Gerygone palpebrosa includes Gerygone flavida Large-billed Gerygone, Gerygone magnirostris includes, also, the form Gerygone magnirostris brunneipectus of Aru I. Mangrove Gerygone, Gerygone [fusca] levigaster K Grey-headed Robin, Heteromyias [albispecularis] cinereifrons CORVIDAE Rhipiduridae # Northern Fantail, Rhipidura rufiventris setosa NECTARINIIDAE Olive-backed Sunbird, Nectarinia jugularis frenata Yellow-bellied Sunbird, Nectarinia jugularis

# Green-checked Bronze Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx [minutillus] rufomerus Hartert 1900 Novit. Zool. 7, p. 21 Distribution. – Eastern Lesser Sunda Islands. Taxonomic notes. – Sometimes considered conspecific with Chrysococcyx crassirostris (see Sibley and Monroe 1990). Host list. – Based on Parker 1981:

PARDALOTIDAE Rufous-sided Gerygone, Gerygone [fusca] dorsalis

# Pied Bronze Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx [minutillus] crassirostris (Salvadori 1878) Annali del Museo Civico di Genova 13, p. 460 Distribution. – Eastern Indonesia. Host list. – Based on Parker 1981:

PARDALOTIDAE Rufous-sided Gerygone, Gerygone [fusca] dorsalis

Cacomantis Cacomantis S Müller 1843, Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen, Land-en Volkenkunde, pt. 6, p. 177.

Pallid Cuckoo, Cacomantis pallidus Latham 1801 [= 1802X]) Index Ornithologicus Suppl. p. lx Distribution. – Australia. Taxonomic notes – Sometimes regarded as member of Cuculus or in genus by itself – Heteroscenes (Payne 2005). Host list. – Based on Higgins 1999; see also Brooker and Brooker 1989b, Brooker and Brooker 2005:

MEROPIDAE % Rainbow Bee-eater, Merops ornatus CLIMACTERIDAE White-throated Treecreeper, Cormobates leucophaeus MALURIDAE C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 2 4

Red-backed Fairywren, Malurus melanocephalus Superb Fairywren, Malurus cyaneus Southern Emuwren, Stipiturus malachurus MELIPHAGIDAE Pied Honeyeater, Certhionyx variegatus Brown Honeyeater, Lichmera indistincta Lewin’s Honeyeater, Meliphaga lewinii % Yellow-faced Honeyeater, Lichenostomus chrysops Varied Honeyeater, Lichenostomus [virescens] versicolor Mangrove Honeyeater, Lichenostomus [virescens] fasciogularis % Singing Honeyeater, Lichenostomus [virescens] virescens % Yellow-throated Honeyeater, Lichenostomus flavicollis Yellow Honeyeater, Lichenostomus flavus White-caped Honeyeater, Lichenostomus unicolor % White-eared Honeyeater, Lichenostomus leucotis % Yellow-tufted Honeyeater, Lichenostomus melanops Purple-gaped Honeyeater, Lichenostomus cratitius Grey-headed Honeyeater, Lichenostomus keartlandi % Fuscous Honeyeater, Lichenostomus fuscus % Grey-fronted Honeyeater, Lichenostomus plumulus % Yellow-plumed Honeyeater, Lichenostomus ornatus % White-plumed Honeyeater, Lichenostomus penicillatus % Eastern Spinebill, Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris % Western Spinebill, Acanthorhynchus superciliosus % White-naped Honeyeater, Melithreptus [lunatus] lunatus % Black-headed Honeyeater, Melithreptus [lunatus] affinis White-throated Honeyeater, Melithreptus albogularis % Black-chinned Honeyeater, Melithreptus [gularis] gularis % Strong-billed Honeyeater, Melithreptus [gularis] validirostris % Brown-headed Honeyeater, Melithreptus brevirostris Little Friarbird, Philemon citreogularis Helmeted Friarbird, Philemon buceroides Noisy Friarbird, Philemon corniculatus Crescent Honeyeater, Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera New Holland Honeyeater, Phylidonyris novaehollandiae White-cheeked Honeyeater, Phylidonyris nigra White-fronted Honeyeater, Phylidonyris albifrons Tawny-crowned Honeyeater, Phylidonyris melanops Bar-breasted Honeyeater, Ramsayornis fasciatus Striped Honeyeater, Plectorhyncha lanceolata % Rufous-throated Honeyeater, Conopophila rufogularis Painted Honeyeater, Grantiella picta Regent Honeyeater, Xanthomyza phrygia Blue-faced Honeyeater, Entomyzon cyanotis % Bell Miner, Manorina melanophrys % Noisy Miner, Manorina melanocephala % Yellow-throated Miner, Manorina flavigula includes Black-eared/Dusky Miner, Manorina melanotis % Brush Wattlebird, Anthochaera chrysoptera % Red Wattlebird, Anthochaera [carunculata] carunculata Yellow Wattlebird, Anthochaera [carunculata] paradoxa Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater, Acanthagenys rufogularis Crimson Chat, Epthianura tricolor White-fronted Chat, Epthianura albifrons C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 2 5

PARDALOTIDAE White-browed Scrubwren, Sericornis frontalis Tasmanian Scrubwren, Sericornis humilis Rufous Calamanthus, Calamanthus campestris Striated Calamanthus, Calamanthus fuliginosus Brown Thornbill, Acanthiza pussilla Large-billed Gerygone, Gerygone magnirostris PETROICIDAE Southern Scrub-Robin, Drymodes brunneopygia % Jacky-Winter, Microeca fascinans L % Hooded Robin, Melanodryas [cucullata] cucullata % Dusky Robin, Melanodryas [cucullata] vittata Scarlet Robin, Petroica multicolor Red-capped Robin, Petroica goodenovii Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea Eastern Yellow Robin, Eopsaltria austalis Western Yellow Robin, Eopsaltria griseogularis % White-breasted Robin, Eopsaltria georgiana POMATOSTOMIDAE White-browed Babbler, Pomatostomus superciliosus CORVIDAE Cinclosomatidae Chirruping Wedgebill, Psophodes [cristatus] occidentalis Neosittidae Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera Falcunculinae Crested Shrike-Tit, Falcunculus frontatus Crested Bellbird, Oreoica gutturalis Pachycephalinidae Bower’s Shrike-Thrush, Colluricincla boweri Grey Shrike-Thrush, Colluricincla harmonica Pachycephalinidae Olive Whistler, Pachycephala olivacea Red-lored Whistler, Pachycephala rufogularis Gilbert’s Whistler, Pachycephala inornata % Golden Whistler, Pachycephala [caledonica] pectorails Black-tailed Whistler, Pachycephala [caledonica] melanura % Rufous Whistler, Pachycephala [rufiventris] rufiventris Artimidae Gray Butcherbird, Cracticus torquatus Pied Butcherbird, Cracticus nigrogularis % White-breasted Wood-Swallow, Artamus leucorhynchus % Masked Wood-Swallow, Artamus personatus % White-browed Wood-Swallow, Artamus superciliosus % Black-faced Wood-Swallow, Artamus cinereus % Dusky Wood-Swallow, Artamus cyanopterus Little Wood-Swallow Artamus minor Oriolinidae Olive-backed Oriole, Oriolus sagittatus Green Figbird, Sphecotheres viridis Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike, Coracina novaehollandiae Slender-billed Cicadabird, Coracina tenuirostris White-shouldered Triller, Lalage sueurii Rhipiduridae C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 2 6

% Willy-Wagtail, Rhipidura leucophrys Grey Fantail, Rhipidura fuliginosa Rufous Fantail, Rhipidura rufifrons Dicruridae Spangled Drongo, Dicrurus bracteatus Monarchinidae Leaden Flycatcher, Myiagra rubecula Satin Flycatcher, Myiagra cyanoleuca Restless Flycatcher, Myiagra inquieta Magpie-Lark, Grallina cyanoleuca MUSCICAPIDAE Turdidae Eurasian Blackbid (introduced), Turdus merula PYCNONOTIDAE Red-whiskered Bulbul (introduced), Pycnonotus jocosus ZOSTEROPIDAE Silvereye, Zosterops lateralis SYLVIIDAE Acrocephalidae Clamorous Reed-Warbler, Acrocephalus stentoreus Megaluridae Rufous Songlark, Cinclorhamphus mathewsi PASSERIDAE Estrildidae Red-browed Firetail, Neochmia temporalis Passeridae House Sparrow (introduced), Passer domesticus MOTACILLIDAE Australasian Pipit, Anthus novaeseelandiae FRINGILLIDAE Fringiillidae European Greenfinch (introduced), Carduelis chloris European Goldfinch (introduced), Carduelis carduelis

White-crowned Koel, Cacomantis leucolophus (S. Müller 1840) Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen, Land-en Volkenkunde, pt.1, p. 22, 233. Distribution. – New Guinea region. Taxonomic notes. – Often treated as sole member of genus Caliechthrus (Payne 2005). Host list. – Presumably brood parasitic, no known host.

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo, Cacomantis castaneiventris (Gould 1867) The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (3), 20, p. 269 Distribution. – Australasian region. Host list. – Based on Higgins 1999, Payne 2005; see also Schönwetter 1967-1984; Coates 1985 reports no known hosts, but suggests flycatchers as probable hosts. Breeding biology and hosts “almost unknown” (Higgins 1999). Eggs supposed to be of this species may actually represent those of Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus; eggs of this species may be confused with those of Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis (Higgins 1999).

PARDALOTIDAE Large-billed Scrubwren, Sericornis [magnirostris] magnirostris Beccari’s Tropical Scrubwren, Sericornis [magnirostris] beccarii (record of brood parasitism on this host C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 2 7

species possibly refers to this cuckoo) Grey-green Scrubwren, Sericornis arfakianus Lovely Fairywren, Malurus amabilis (record of brood parasitism on this host species possibly refers to this cuckoo) PASSERIDAE Estrildidae Crimson Finch, Neochmia phaeton

Fan-tailed Cuckoo, Cacomantis flabelliformis (Latham 1801 [= 1802X]) Index Ornithologicus Suppl., p. xxx Distribution. – Australasian region and southwest Oceania. Taxonomic notes. – Cacomantis pyrrhophanus (Vieillot 1817) is synonym of this species (see Mason 1982). Host list. – Based on Higgins 1999; see also Amadon 1942, Brooker and Brooker 1989b, Coates 1985:

MALURIDAE White-shouldered Fairywren, Malurus alboscapulatus (probable host; Coates 1985) Red-backed Fairywren, Malurus melanocephalus % Superb Fairywren, Malurus cyaneus Splendid Fairywren, Malurus splendens % Variegated Fairywren, Malurus [lamberti] lamberti Red-winged Fairywren, Malurus [lamberti] elegans Blue-breasted Fairywren, Malurus [lamberti] pulcherrimus Southern Emuwren, Stipiturus malachurus Striated Grasswren, Amytornis striatus MELIPHAGIDAE Lewin’s Honeyeater, Meliphaga lewinii Yellow-faced Honeyeater, Lichenostmus chrysops Mangrove Honeyeater, Lichenostmus fasciogularis White-eared Honeyeater, Lichenostmus leucotis Yellow-throated Honeyeater, Lichenostmus flavicollis Yellow-tufted Honeyeater, Lichenostmus melanops Purple-gaped Honeyeater, Lichenostomus cratitius Yellow-plumed Honeyeater, Lichenostmus ornatus White-plumed Honeyeater, Lichenostmus penicillatus White-naped Honeyeater, Melithreptus [lunatus] lunatus Black-headed Honeyeater, Melithreptus [lunatus] affinis Brown-headed Honeyeater, Melithreptus brevirostris Crescent Honeyeater, Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera New Holland Honeyeater, Phylidonyris novaehollandiae Striped Honeyeater, Plectorhyncha lanceolata Bar-breasted Honeyeater, Ramsayornis fasciatus White-fronted Chat, Epthianura albifrons Noisy Miner, Manorina melanophrys PARDALOTIDAE Eastern Bristlebird, Dasyornis brachypterus Rufous Bristlebird, Dasyornis broadbenti Pilotbird, Pycnoptilus floccosus % Origma, Origma solitaria % Yellow-throated Scrubwren, Sericornis citreogularis % White-browed Scrubwren, Sericornis frontalis Tasmanian Scrubwren, Sericornis humilis C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 2 8

c Large Scrubwren, Sericornis [magnirostris] nouhuysi % Large-billed Scrubwren, Sericornis [magnirostris] magnirostris % Scrubtit, Acanthornis magnus % Redthroat, Pyrrholaemus brunneus % Speckled Warbler, Chthonicola sagittatus % Striated Calamanthus, Calamanthus fuliginosus % Chestnut-rumped Hylacola, Hylacola pyrrhopygius % Shy Hylacola, Hylacola cautus % Brown Thornbill, Acanthiza pusilla includes % Broad-tailed Thornbill, Acanthiza apicalis Tasmanian Thornbill, Acanthiza ewingii % Buff-rumped Thornbill, Acanthiza reguloides % Yellow-rumped Thornbill, Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Chestnut-rumped Thornbill, Acanthiza uropygialis Yellow Thornbill, Acanthiza nana % Striated Thornbill, Acanthiza lineata White-throated Gerygone, Gerygone olivacea Mangrove Gerygone, Gerygone [fusca] levigaster K Western Gerygone, Gerygone [fusca] fusca Brown Gerygone, Gerygone [igata] mouki PETROICIDAE Scarlet Robin, Petroica multicolor Red-capped Robin, Petroica goodenovii Rose Robin, Petroica rosea Pink Robin, Petroica rodinogaster Hooded Robin, Melanodryas [cucullata] cucullata Dusky Robin, Melanodryas [cucullata] vittata Pale-yellow Robin, Tregellasia capito Eastern Yellow Robin, Eopsaltria australis CORVIDAE Neosittidae Varied Sittella, Daphoenositta chrysoptera Falcunculinidae Crested Shrike-Tit, Falcunculus frontatus Pachycephalidae Golden Whistler, Pachycephala pectoralis Rufous Whistler, Pachycephala rufiventris Artaminidae Dusky Wood-Swallow, Artamus cyanopterus Black-faced Wood-Swallow, Artamus cinereus Oriolinidae White-winged Triller, Lalage sueurii Rhipiduridae Willie Wagtail, Rhipidura leucophrys Grey Fantail, Rhipidura fuliginosa Rufous Fantail, Rhipidura rufifrons Monarchinidae Spectacled Monarch, Monarcha trivirgatus Leaden Flycatcher, Myiagra rubecula Restless Flycatcher, Myiagra inquieta ZOSTEROPIDAE Silvereye, Zosterops lateralis SYLVIIDAE Acrocephalidae C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 2 9

Fiji Bush-Warbler, Cettia Vitia ruficapilla Clamorous Reed-Warbler, Acrocephalus stentoreus Megaluridae Little Grassbird, Megalurus gramineus NECTARINIIDAE Mistletoebird, Dicaeum hirundinaceum PASSERIDAE Passeridae House Sparrow, Passer domesticus Estrildidae Beautiful Firetail, Stagonopleura bella Red-browed Firetail, Neochmia temporalis FRINGILLIDAE Fringiillidae European Goldfinch (introduced), Carduelis carduelis

Banded Bay Cuckoo, Cacomantis sonneratii (Latham 1790) Index Ornithologicus, 1, p. 215 Distribution. – Southern Asia. Host list. – Based on Phillips 1948, Becking 1981, Wells 1999. Baker 1942 provides a list of 65 cuckoo eggs among 23 host species, but “The eggs described by Baker (1934, 1942) for this species associated with babblers (Timaliinae), in particular the Nepal Quaker Babbler Alcippe nipalensis [= Nepal Fulvetta, Alcippe nipalensis], are misidentified; they belong to the Drongo Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris” (Becking 1981: 220).

CORVIDAE Oriolidae Scarlet Minivet, Pericrocotus flammeus Small Minivet, Pericrocotus [cinnamomeus] cinnamomeus peregrinus possible host Aegithinidae Common Iora, Aegithina tiphia Green Iora, Aegithina viridissima (possible host; Payne 2005) PYCNONOTIDAE Red-whiskered Bulbul, Pycnonotus jocosus SYLVIIDAE Timaliidae White-bellied Yuhina, Yuhina zantholeuca (Wells 1999)

Plaintive Cuckoo, Cacomantis [merulinus] merulinus (Scopoli 1786) Delicae Florae et Faunae Insubrricae, 2, p. 89. Distribution. – South Asia and Malay Archipelago. Host list. – Based on Ali and Ripley 1983, Smythies 1960, Becking 1981, Schönwetter 1967- 1984, Wells 1999:

CISTICOLIDAE ZItting Cisticola, Cisticola [juncidis] juncidis Striated Prinia, Prinia criniger Hill Prinia, Prinia atrogularis Gray-breasted Prinia, Prinia hodgsonii Ashy Prinia, Prinia socialis Yellow-bellied Prinia, Prinia flaviventris SYLVIIDAE Acrocephalidae C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 3 0

Common Tailorbird, Orthotomus sutorius Dark-necked Tailorbird, Orthotomus [atrogularis] atrogularis (Wells 1999) Olive-backed Tailorbird, Orthotomus sepium Grey-backed Tailorbird, Orthotomus derbianus NECTARINIIDAE Crimson Sunbird, Aethopyga siparaja Grey-breasted Spiderhunter, Arachnothera [affinis] affinis (said to be host)

Gray-bellied Cuckoo, Cacomantis [merulinus] passerinus (Vahl 1797) Skrivter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet Kjøbenhavn, 4, Heft 1, p. 57. Distribution. – Southern Asia. Taxonomic notes. – Often considered conspecific with Cacomantis merulinus (Sibley and Monroe 1990). Host list. – Based on Baker 1942, Becking 1981

CISTICOLIDAE Zitting Cisticola, Cisticola [juncidis] juncidis Striated Prinia, Prinia criniger Hill Prinia, Prinia atrogularis Gray-breasted Prinia, Prinia hodgsonii Ashy Prinia, Prinia socialis Plain Prinia, Prinia inornata SYLVIIDAE Acrocephalidae Common Tailorbird, Orthotomus sutorius Dark-necked Tailorbird, Orthotomus atrogularis Timaliidae Dark-fronted Babbler, Rhopocichla atriceps Striped Tit-Babbler, Macronous gularis NECTARIINIDAE Purple-rumped Sunbird, Nectarinia zeylonica Purple Sunbird, Nectarinia [asiatic\a] asiatica

Brush Cuckoo, Cacomantis variolosus (Vigors & Horsfield 1827) Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, (1) 15 (1826), p. 300. Distribution. – Southeast Asia and Malay Archipelago (sepulcralis group), eastern Indonesia and Australasian region (variolosus group). Taxonomic notes. – The form Cacomantis variolosus sepulcralis S. Müller 1843 [Verh. Nat. Gesch. [Temminck] Land-Volk. pt. 6, p. 177] sometimes treated as separate species: Rusty-breasted Cuckoo (Sibley and Monroe 1990; see also Payne 2005). Cuckoos of North Maluccas sometimes treated as separate species: Moluccan Cuckoo, Cacomantis heinrichi Stresemann 1931 [Orn. Monatsb. 39, p.169]. Host list. – Based on Higgins 1999; see also Baker 1942, Coates 1985, Schönwetter 1967-1984, Beisenhertz 1998, Brooker and Brooker 1989b:

LANIIDAE Long-tailed Shrike, Lanius schach MALURIDAE White-shouldered Fairywren, Malurus alboscapulatus Red-backed Fairywren, Malurus melanocephalus Superb Fairywren, Malurus cyaneus Variegated Fairywren, Malurus lamberti C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 3 1

% Purple-crowned Fairywren, Malurus coronatus Emperor Fairywren, Malurus cyanocephalus Southern Emuwren, Stipiturus [malachurus] malachurus White-throated Grasswren, Amytornis woodwardi Carpentarian Grasswren, Amytornis dorotheae MELIPHAGIDAE % Brown Honeyeater, Lichmera [incana] indistincta Yellow-spotted Honeyeater, Meliphaga notata Yellow-faced Honeyeater, Lichenostomus chrysops % Varied Honeyeater, Lichenostomus virescens Yellow Honeyeater, Lichenostomus flavus Yellow-tinted Honeyeater, Lichenostomus flavescens % White-throated Honeyeater, Melithreptus albogularis Little Friarbird, Philemon citreogularis Noisy Friarbird, Philemon corniculatus % Brown-backed Honeyeater, Ramsayornis modestus % Bar-breasted Honeyeater, Ramsayornis fasciatus Striped Honeyeater, Plectorhyncha lanceolata Rufous-backed Honeyeater, Conopophila albogularis Rufous-throated Honeyeater, Conopophila rufogularis White-fronted Chat, Epthianura albifrons PARDALOTIDAE White-browed Scrubwren, Sericornis frontalis Large-billed Scrubwren, Sericornis magnirostris Speckled Warbler, Chthonicola sagittatus Mountain Thornbill, Acanthiza [pusilla] katherina % Brown Thornbill, Acanthiza [pusilla] pusilla Yellow-rumped Thornbill, Acanthiza chrysorrhoa White-throated Gerygone, Gerygone olivacea Large-billed Gerygone, Gerygone magnirostris Western Gerygone, Gerygone [fusca] fusca PETROICIDAE Jacky Winter, Microeca fascinans Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher, Culicicapa ceylonensis Lemon-breasted Flyrobin, Microeca [flavigaster] flavigaster % Scarlet Robin, Petroica multicolor % Rose Robin, Petroica rosea Red-capped Robin, Petroica goodenovii Flame Robin, Petroica phoenicea Pink Robin, Petroica rodinogaster Pale-yellow Robin, Tregellasia capito Eastern Yellow Robin, Eopsaltria austalis CORVIDAE Neosittidae Varied Sittella, Daphoenositta chrysoptera Falcunculinae Crested Shrike-tit, Falcunculus frontatus Artaminidae Dusky Wood-Swallow, Artamus cyanopterus Pachycephalinidae Golden Whistler, Pachycephala pectoralis Oriolinidae White-winged Triller, Lalage sueurii Rhipiduridae C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 3 2

Rufous-tailed Fantail, Rhipidura phoenicura Pied Fantail, Rhipidura javanica ? Willie-Wagtail, Rhipidura leucophrys % Gray Fantail, Rhipidura fuliginosa % Rufous Fantail, Rhipidura rufifrons Northern Fantail, Rhipidura rufiventris Monarchinidae Black-faced Monarch, Monarcha melanopsis Spectacled Monarch, Monarcha trivirgatus Chestnut-bellied Monarch, Monarcha [melanopsis] castaneiventris % Leaden Flycatcher, Myiagra rubecula Broad-billed Flycatcher, Myiagra ruficollis % Satin Fycatcher, Myiagra cyanoleuca % Restless Flycatcher, Myiagra inquieta Shining Flycatcher, Myiagra alecto MUSCICAPIDAE Muscicapidae Hill Blue-Flycatcher, Cyornis [banyumas] banyumas Snowy-browed Flycatcher, Ficedula hyperythra Saxicolidae Sunda Forktail, Enicurus velatus Chestnut-naped Forktail, Enicurus ruficapillus White-cronwed Forktail, Enicurus leschenaulti Pied Bushchat, Saxicola caprata SYLVIIDAE Acrocephalidae Mountain Tailorbird, Orthotomus [cuculatus] cucullatus (Beisenhertz 1998) Megaluridae Striated Grassbird, Megalurus palustris PYCNONOTIDAE Sooty-headed Bulbul, Pycnonotus [cafer] aurigaster NECTARINIDAE Black Sunbird, Nectarinia aspasia Olive-backed Sunbird, Nectarinia jugularis ZOSTEROPIDAE Silvereye, Zosterops lateralis Buru Yellow White-eye, Zosterops buruenis

Cercoccoccyx Cercococcyx Cabanis 1882, Journal für Ornithologie, 30, p. 230.

Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo, Cercococcyx mechowi Cabanis 1882 Journal für Ornithologie, 30, p.230 Distribution. – West and central Africa. Host list. – Based on Payne 2005, see also Irwin 1988:

CORVIDAE Monarchidae Blue-headed Crested-Flycatcher, Trochocercus nitens (adult cuckoo at nest) MUSCICAPIDAE Saxicolidae Forest Robin, Stiphrornis erythrothorax C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 3 3

SYLVIIDAE Timaliinidae Brown Illadopsis Illadopsis fulvescens (cuckoo fledgling fed by this species)

Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo, Cercococcyx [olivinus] olivinus Sassi 1912 Annalen des K. K. Naturhistorischen Hofsmuseums Wien, 26, p. 341, 378. Distribution. – West and central Africa. Host list. – No known host. Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush Neocossyphus fraseri (Muscicapidae; Turdidae) is possible host species (Irwin 1988); Pale-breasted Illadopsis Trichastoma rufipennis (Sylviidae; Timaliidae) possible host based on probable identification of cuckoo egg (Payne 2005).

Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo, Cercococcyx [olivinus] montanus Chapin 1928 American Museum Novitates, no. 313, p. 6. Distribution. – East-central and southeast Africa. Host list. – No known host. Possible hosts include Sharpe's Akalat Sheppardia sharpei, East Coast Akalat Sheppardia gunningi, other akalat species (Muscicapidae; Saxicolidae), African Broadbill Smithornis capensis, other broadbill species (Eurylaimidae; Dean et al. 1974, Irwin 1988).

Surniculus Surniculus Lesson 1830, Traité d‘Ornithologie, livre 2, p. 151.

Taxonomic notes. – The 4 species in this genus have been treated as conspecific under the name Surniculus lugubris. Payne (1997b: 569) separated velutinus and lugubris on the basis of vocalization and juvenile plumage; treatment here follows Payne 2005. Host list. – Based on Becking 1981; this species (sensu latus) had been reported to have parasitized Chestnut-crowned Warbler Seicercus castaniceps by Robinson 1928, but that instance of cuckoo parasitism has been re-identified as being done by Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus (Wells 1999). Eggs identified as this species in E. C. S. Baker’s collection erroneously attributed by Baker to Bay Banded Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii (Becking 1981: 225).

Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo, Surniculus dicruroides (Hodgson 1839) Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 8, p. 136. Distribution. – India, Southeatern Asia and Indonesia. Host list. – Based on Becking 1981, Payne 2005.

LANIIDAE shrikes, Lanius sp. PYCNONOTIDAE Red-vented Bulbul, Pycnonotus [cafer] cafer Sooty-headed Bulbul, Pycnonotus [cafer] aurigaster MUSCICAPIDAE Saxicolidae forktails, Enicurus sp. SYLVIIDAE Acrocephalidae Brown Bush-Warbler, Bradypterus luteoventris Common Tailorbird, Orthotomus sutorius Megaluridae Striated Warbler, Megalurus palustris C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 3 4

Timaliidae Spot-throated Babbler, Pellorneum albiventre Rufous-fronted Babbler, Stachyris rufifrons Dark-fronted Babbler, Rhopocichla atriceps Brown-cheeked Fulvetta, Alcippe poioicephala Nepal Fulvetta, Alcippe nepalensis

Philippine Drongo-Cuckoo, Surniculus velutinus Sharpe 1877 Transactions of the Linnean Society of Zoology, (2) 1, p 321. Distribution. – Philippines. Host list. – Presumably brood parasitic; no known hosts (Payne 2005)

Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo, Surniculus lugubris (Horsfield 1821) Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, 13 (1), p. 179. Distribution. – Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo. Host list. – Based on Becking 1981, Payne 2005.

LANIIDAE shrikes, Lanius sp. PYCNONOTIDAE Red-vented Bulbul, Pycnonotus [cafer] cafer Sooty-headed Bulbul, Pycnonotus [cafer] aurigaster MUSCICAPIDAE Saxicolidae forktails, Enicurus sp. SYLVIIDAE Acrocephalidae Brown Bush-Warbler, Bradypterus luteoventris Common Tailorbird, Orthotomus sutorius Timaliidae Horsfield's Babbler, Malacocincla sepiarium Spot-throated Babbler, Pellorneum albiventre Sooty-capped Babbler, Malacopteron affine Rufous-fronted Babbler, Stachyris rufifrons Chestnut-winged Babbler, Stachyris erythroptera Crescent-chested Babbler, Stachyris melanothorax Dark-fronted Babbler, Rhopocichla atriceps Striped Tit-Babbler, Macronous gularis Gray-cheeked Babbler, Macronous flavicollis Brown-cheeked Fulvetta, Alcippe poioicephala Nepal Fulvetta, Alcippe nepalensis

Moluccan Drongo-Cuckoo, Surniculus musschenbroeki A. B. Meyer 1878 Rowley’s Ornithological Miscellany, 3, p. 164. Distribution. – Moluccas. Host list. – Presumably brood parasitic; no known hosts.

Hierococcyx Hierococcyx S. Müller 1845, Verhandlingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlandsche C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 3 5

overzeesche zebittingen, Land-en Volkenkunde, pt. 8, p. 233.

Taxonomic notes. – This group sometimes included in Cuculus.

Moustached Hawk Cuckoo, Hierococcyx vagans S. Müller 1845 Verhandlingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche zebittingen, Land-en Volkenkunde, pt. 8, p. 233 Distribution. – Southeast Asia. Host list. – Based on Payne 2005, see also Wells 1999:

CORVIDAE Vangiidae Rufous-winged Philentoma, Philentoma pyrhopterum (juvenile cuckoo, possibly of this cuckoo, attended by adults of this species) Monarchidae Asian Paradise Flycatcher, Terpsiphone paradisi (possible host; based only on observation of adults of this species chasing Cuculus vagans) SYLVIIDAE Timaliidae Abbott’s Babbler, Malacocincla abbotti (juvenile cuckoo attended by adults of this species)

Dark Hawk Cuckoo, Hierococcyx bocki Wardlaw Ramsay 1886 Ibis, 1886, 157. Distribution. – Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. Taxonomic notes. – Species recognized by Payne 2005. Host list. – Presumably brood parasitic; no known hosts.

Large Hawk Cuckoo, Hierococcyx sparverioides Vigors 1832 Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London, 1, p. 173 Distribution. – Southern Asia. Host list. – Based on Baker 1942; see also Roberts 1991. Baker (1942) lists number of parasitized sets in his collection (and number coded here as, e.g., B-24; “ck” indicating ‘host’ record but no sets in collection); Baker includes 12 additional host species 1 (and 40 eggs) represented by “blue type” cuckoo eggs; however these cuckoo eggs likely represent eggs of Cuculus canorus bakeri (Becking 1981).

MUSCICAPIDAE Turdidae Lesser Shortwing, Brachypteryx leucophrys - B-24 Muscicapidae Slaty-backed Flycatcher, Ficedula hodgsonii - B-1 Small Niltava, Niltava macgrigoriae - B-3 Blue-throated Flycatcher, Cyornis rubeculoides - B-ck PYCNONOTIDAE Red-vented Bulbul, Pycnonotus [cafer] cafer bengalensis - B-1 SYLVIIDAE Acrocephalidae Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler, Cettia fortipes - B-4 Timaliidae Spot-throated Babbler, Pellorneum albiventre - B-2 Puff-throated Babbler, Pellorneum ruficeps - B-1 Buff-chested Babbler, Stachyris [rufifrons] ambigua - B-2 C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 3 6

Rufous-fronted Babbler, Stachyris [rufifrons] rufifrons Gray-throated Babbler, Stachyris nigriceps - B-2 Nepal Fulvetta, Alcippe nipalensis - B-ck Rufous-vented Yuhina, Yuhina occipitalis - B-1 Whiskered Yuhina, Yuhina flavicollis - B-1 LANIIDAE Long-tailed Shrike, Lanius schach nigriceps - B-1 NECTARINIIDAE Streaked Spiderhunter, Arachnothera magna - B-98 Little Spiderhunter, Arachnothera longirostra - B-4

Common Hawk Cuckoo, Hierococcyx varius Vahl 1797 Skrivter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet Kjøbenhavn, 4, Heft 1, p. 61 Distribution. – Southern Asia. Host list. – Eggs of this species unknown (Becking 1981); eggs attributed to this species by Baker (1942) – 66 eggs in list of 16 supposed host species 2 – likely represent mixture of eggs of Cuculus canorus and Clamator species (Becking 1981). Cuckoo biology in Gaston and Zacharias 2000 {Records 7 cases of Jungle Babblers (Turdoides striatus) as host species to Common Hawk Cuckoo; in all cases the period of fledgling dependency exceeded 1 mon.}.

SYLVIIDAE Timaliidae Jungle Babbler, Turdoides striatus - young cuckoo with host (Becking 1981)

THE FUGAX HAWK CUCKOO COMPLEX Taxonomic notes. – Within the fugax complex, nisicolor and hyperythrus elevated to species level by King (2002) on the basis of calls, morphology, and zoogeography; pectoralis previously treated as a subspecies but song analysis supports arguments for change in its status also. See also Payne 2005. Host list. – Baker 1942 lists 79 eggs from 23 host species; Becking 1981 suggests that there is no absolute proof of identification for any of these eggs, but that Baker’s host list is otherwise plausible. See also Royama 1963, Brazil 1991, Morimoto et al. 2004 for Japan [cf. Heirococcyx hyperythrus]; Balatski 1994 for e. Russia [cf. Heirococcyx hyperythrus]; Smythies 1953 for Myanmar [cf. Heirococcyx nisicolor and perhaps Heirococcyx fugax]; Wells 1999 for Thai-Malay Peninsula [cf. Heirococcyx nisicolor and perhaps Heirococcyx fugax].

# Northern Hawk Cuckoo, Hierococcyx hyperythrus Gould 1856 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1856, Pt. 24, no. 306, p.96 Distribution. – Korea; eastern Russia (southeastern Siberia [Ussuriland]); China (Sichuan [Szechwan] east to Hubei [Hupeh] south to lower Yangtze valley); Japan (Honshu).

# Philippine Hawk Cuckoo, Hierococcyx pectoralis (Cabanis & Heine 1862) Museum Heineanum, 4, Heft 1, p. 27 Distribution. – Philippines (Palawan, Luzon, Mindoro, Sibuyan, Cebu, Negros, Leyte and Mindanao). Host list. – Presumed brood parasitic; no known hosts.

# Malayasian Hawk Cuckoo, Hierococcyx fugax Horsfield 1821 Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, 13 (1), p. 178 C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 3 7

Distribution. – Southern Burma (southern Tenasserim), southern peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia; Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo and satellite islands).

# Hodgson’s Hawk Cuckoo, Hierococcyx nisicolor Blyth 1843 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 12, p. 943 Distribution. – Nepal; Bhutan; Sikkim; southern China (Sichuan [Szechwan] and southern Jiangsu [Kiangsu]); Burma; Thailand.

Host list given for complex as whole; prefix codes f, n, and h indicate appropriate cuckoo in complex, ? indicating assignment based on range description; no hosts known for pectoralis.

EURYLAIMIDAE f? - Black-and-Red Broadbill, Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos - possible host PETROICIDAE f, n - Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher, Culicicapa ceylonensis P, supposed host but record may possibly refer to parasitism by Cacomantis variolosus instead CORVIDAE

Rhipiduridae n - White-browed Fantail, Rhipidura aureola Monarchidae f - Japanese Paradise Flycatcher, Terpsiphone [paradisi] atrocaudata = Tchitrea princeps MUSCICAPIDAE Turdidae h - Japanese Thrush, Turdus cardis h - Brown-headed Thrush, Turdus chrysolaus n - Lesser Shortwing, Brachypteryx leucophrys Muscicapidae h - Asian Brown Flycatcher, Muscicapa [dauurica] dauurica Q h - Narcissus Flycatcher, Ficedula [narcissina] narcissina h? - Mugimaki Flycatcher, Ficedula mugimaki hn? - Snowy-browed Flycatcher, Ficedula hyperythra = Rufous-br Blue Flycatcher, Cyornis hyperythra f, h - Blue-and-white Flycatcher, Cyanoptila cyanomelana n - Verditer Flycatcher, Eumyias thalassina n - Small Niltava, Niltava macgrigoriae h? - Rufous-bellied Niltava, Niltava sundara n - Blue-throated Flycatcher, Cyornis rubeculoides Saxicolidae h - Japanese Robin, Erithacus akahige f - Japanese Blue Chat, Erithacus cyane h? - Indian Blue Robin, Luscinia brunnea h - Siberian Blue Robin, Luscinia cyane h - * Orange-flanked Bluetail, Tarsiger cyanurus f - White-rumped Shama, Copsychus malabaricus (adults of this species fed young cuckoo Cuculus cf. fugax; Wells 1999) n - Spotted Forktail, Enicurus maculatus n - Plumbeus Water-Redstart, Rhyacornis fuliginosus h - Common Stonechat, Saxicola torquata SYLVIIDAE Acrocephalidae n? - Gray-bellied Tesia, Tesia cyaniventer n? - Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler, Cettia fortipes C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 3 8

Timaliidae n - Buff-breasted Babbler, Pellorneum tickelli n - Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler, Napothera epilepidota n - Buff-chested Babbler, Stachyris [rufifrons] ambigua f - Black-throated Babbler, Stachyris nigricollis (cuckoo attended by this species) n - Yellow-throated Fulvetta, Alcippe cinerea n - Rufous-vented Yuhina, Yuhina occipitalis n - Gray-headed Parrotbill, Paradoxornis gularis ALAUDIDAE h - Eurasian Sky Lark, Alauda arvensis MOTACILLIDAE h - Olive-backed Pipit, Anthus hodgsoni NECTARINIIDAE n - Little Spiderhunter, Arachnothera longirostra n - Streaked Spiderhunter, Arachnothera magna

Cuculus Cuculus Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, p.110.

Black Cuckoo, Cuculus clamosus Latham 1801 [= 1802X] Index Ornithologicus, Suppl., p. xxx Distribution. – Sub-Sahara Africa. Taxonomic notes. – The name Cuculus cafer Lichtenstein 1793, which applies to this species, has been suppressed (ICZN opinion 406, 1956). Host list. – Based on Rowan 1983 3, Pryce 1989, Payne 2005, Carswell et al. 2005:

CORVIDAE Vanginidae White Helmetshrike Prionops plumatus (probable host) Oriolidae African Golden-Oriole, Oriolus auratus Malaconotidae Southern Boubou, Laniarius [ferrugineus] ferrugineus Tropical Boubou, Laniarius [ferrugineus] aethiopicus Swamp Boubou, Laniarius [ferrugineus] bicolor (Pryce 1989) Crimson-breasted Gonolek, Laniarius [barbarus] atrococcineus Sooty Boubou, Laniarius [fuelleborni] leucorhynchus Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus [cubla] cubla (probable host) LANIIDAE Mackinnon’s Fiscal, Lanius mackinnoni MUSCICAPIDAE Muscicapidae Southern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina (probable host) PASSERIDAE Ploceidae Black-throated Cassin’s Malimbe, Malimbus cassini

Red-chested Cuckoo, Cuculus solitarius Stephens 1815 in Shaw’s General Zoology, 9, pt. 1, p. 84 pl. 18 Distribution. – Sub-Sahara Africa. Host list. – Based on Rowan 1983 4, Irwin 1988, Kuiper and Cherry 2002, Payne 2005: C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 3 9

CORVIDAE Monarchidae African Paradise Flycatcher, Terpsiphone viridis MUSCICAPIDAE Turdidae Rufous Ant-Thrush Flycatcher-Thrush, Neocossyphus Stizorhina [fraseri] fraseri Cape Rock-Thrush, Monticola rupestris Kurrichane Thrush, Turdus libonyana Olive Thrush, Turdus olivaceus Muscicapidae Southern Black-Flycatcher, Melaenornis pammelaina Dusky Alseonax, Muscicapa adusta Saxicolidae White-starred Robin, Pogonocichla stellata Swynnerton's Robin, Swynnertonia swynnertoni Cape Robin-Chat, Cossypha caffra White-throated Robin-Chat, Cossypha humeralis White-browed Robin-Chat, Cossypha heuglini Ruppell's Robin-Chat, Cossypha semirufa Red-capped Robin-Chat, Cossypha natalensis Chorister Robin-Chat, Cossypha dichroa Bearded Scrub-Robin, Cercotrichas quadrivirgata Red-backed White-browed Scrub-Robin, Cercotrichas leucophrys leucophrys Common Stonechat, Saxicola torquata Familiar Chat, Cercomela familaris Mocking Cliff-Chat, Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris Boulder Chat, Pinarornis plumosus PYCNONOTIDAE Honeyguide Greenbul, Baeopogon indicator PASSERIDAE Ploceidae Black-headed Weaver, Ploceus melanocephalus MOTACILLIDAE African Pied Wagtail, Motacilla [alba] aguimp Cape Wagtail, Motacilla [capensis] capensis Mountain Wagtail, Motacilla [cinerea] clara

Lesser Cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus Latham 1790 Index Ornithologicus, 1, p.214 Distribution. – Southern and eastern Asia. Host list. – Based on Baker 1942, Royama 1963, Becking 1981, Brazil 1991, Payne 2005:

MUSCAPIDAE Japanese Thrush, Turdus cardis CERTHIIDAE Troglodytidae Winter Wren, Troglodytes troglodytes CISTICOLIDAE Yellow-bellied Prinia, Prinia flaviventris SYLVIIDAE Acrocephalidae Gray-bellied Tesia, Tesia cyaniventer Pale-footed Bush-Warbler, Cettia pallidipes Japanese Bush-Warbler, Cettia diphone C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 4 0

Manchurian Bush-Warbler, Cettia canturians Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler, Cettia fortipes Middendorff’s Grasshopper-Warbler, Locustella ochotensis R Dark-necked Tailorbird, Orthotomus atrogularis Tickell’s Leaf-Warbler, Phylloscopus [affinis] affinis Western Crowned-Warbler, Phylloscopus [reguloides] occipitalis Eastern Crowned-Warbler, Phylloscopus [reguloides] coronatus (Brazil 1991) Ijima’s Warbler, Phylloscopus [reguloides] ijimae (Brazil 1991) Blyth's Leaf-Warbler, Phylloscopus [reguloides] reguloides Yellow-vented Warbler, Phylloscopus cantantor Gray-hooded Warbler, Seicercus xanthoschistus Timaliidae Scaly-breasted Wren-Babbler, Pnoepyga albiventer Pygmy Wren-Babbler, Pnoepyga pusilla FRINGILLIDAE Fringiillidae Long-tailed Rosefinch, Uragus sibiricus Emberizidae Black-faced Bunting, Emberiza spodocephala

Sulawesi Hawk Cuckoo, Cuculus crassirostris (Walden 1872) The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (4) 9 p. 305 Distribution. – Sulawesi. Host list. – Presumably brood parasitic, no known hosts; young cuckoo (possibly of this species) observed begging from Hair-crested Drongo Dicurus hottentottus leucops (see Payne 2005).

Indian Cuckoo, Cuculus micropterus Gould 1837 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, p. 137 Distribution. – Southern Asia. Host list. – Based on Baker 1942; Neufeldt 1966, Becking 1981, Wells 1999, Payne 2005:

EURYLAIMIDAE Black-and-yellow Broadbill, Eurylaimus ochromalus (Wells 1999) LANIIDAE Brown Shrike, Lanius cristatus CORVIDAE Corvidae Azure-winged Magpie, Cyanopica cyana Dicruridae Black Drongo, Dicrurus macrocerus Ashy Drongo, Dicrurus leucophaeus Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, Dicrurus paradisea MUSCICAPIDAE Turdidae Indian Gray Thrush, Turdus unicolor SYLVIIDAE Timaliidae Striated Laughingthrush, Garrulax striatus NECTARINIIDAE Streaked Spiderhunter, Arachnothera magna C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 4 1

Madagascar Cuckoo, Cuculus rochii Hartlaub 1862 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1862, p. 224. Distribution. – Madagascar. Host list. – Based on Schönwetter 1967-1984, Langren 1990, Payne 2005:

CORVIDAE Monarchidae Madagascar Paradise Flycatcher, Terpsiphone [paradisi] mutata PYCNONOTIDAE Grey-crowned Tetraka, Phyllostephus Xanthomyzis cinereiceps CISTICOLIDAE Madagascar Cisticola, Cisticola [juncidis] cherina SYLVIIDAE Acrocephalidae Madagascar Swamp-Warbler, Acrocephalus newtoni Timaliidae Northern Jery, Neomixis tenella NECTARINIIDAE Souimanga Sunbird, Nectarinia sovimanga

African Cuckoo, Cuculus gularis Stephens 1815 in Shaw’s General Zoology, 9, pt. 1, p. 83, pl. 17. Distribution. – Sub-Sahara Africa. Taxonomic notes. – Sometimes considered conspecific with Cuculus canorus; Sibley and Monroe 1990 considered C. gularis and C. canorus as part of a superspecies. Host list. – Based on Rowan 1983, Irwin 1988:

LANIIDAE Yellow-billed Shrike, Corvinella corvina CORVIDAE Dicruridae Fork-tailed Drongo, Dicrurus adsimilis

The “Cuculus saturatus” complex Host list. – The host list for the following 3 species given as one list: o, s, and l prefix codes indicate attribution of host species to specific cuckoo species within complex. Based on Baker 1942, Royama 1963, Becking 1981, Cramp 1985, Brazil 1991, Roberts 1991, Balatski 1994, Payne 1997b, 2005, Wells 1999:

# Oriental Cuckoo, Cuculus optatus Gould 1845 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1845, p. 18 Distribution. – Breeds in northern Eurasia from ne. Europe to Japan and northeastern China. Taxonomic notes. – Formerly treated as subspecies of saturatus. Gould's type specimen of Cuculus optatus (an adult male), formerly considered to be a Cuculus saturatus and thus used as a subspecies name, is actually referable to Cuculus horsfieldi, and is thus a senior synonym; Cuculus horsfieldi Moore 1857 [=1858] Cat. Birds Mus. East-Ind. Co. [Horsfield & Moore] 2, p. 703, is junior synonym (Schodde and Mason 1997).

# Himalayan Cuckoo, Cuculus saturatus Blyth 1843 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 12, p. 942 Distribution. – Breeds in Himalayas, southern China, Taiwan and extreme northern southeast Asia. C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 4 2

# Sunda Lesser Cuckoo, Cuculus lepidus S. Müller 1845 Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen, Land-en Volkenkunde, pt. 8, p. 236 Distribution. – Rresident in Malaya and Greater and Lesser Sunda Islands. Taxonomic notes. – Formerly treated as subspecies of saturatus; also has been considered subspecies of Cuculus poliocephalus (Wells 1982, Wells and Becking 1975).

LANIIDAE Brown Shrike, Lanius cristatus Bull-headed Shrike, Lanius bucephalus CORVIDAE Monarchidae o - Japanese Paradise Flycatcher, Terpsiphone [paradisi] atrocaudata MUSCICAPIDAE Muscicapidae o - Narcissus Flycatcher, Ficedula narcissina Blue Flycatcher, Cyanoptila cyanomelana * Rufous-bellied Niltava, Niltava sundara Saxicolidae o - Siberian Blue Robin, Luscinia cyane (Brazil 1991) ZOSTEROPIDAE Oriental White-eye, Zosterops [palpebrosus] palpebrosus o - Japanese White-eye, Zosterops [palpebrosus] japonicus (Brazil 1991) SYLVIIDAE Acrocephalidae o - Asian Stubtail Stub-tail Bush-Warbler, Urosphena squameiceps S o - Japanese Bush-Warbler, Cettia [diphone] diphone (Cso, Payne 1997b) l - Sunda Bush-Warbler, Cettia [fortipes] vulcania Willow Warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus o - Eurasian Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita (Cso, Payne 1997b) Lemon-rumped Warbler, Phylloscopus proregulus Inornate Warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus o - Arctic Warbler, Phylloscopus borealis S2 Greenish Warbler, Phylloscopus [trochiloides] trochiloides o - Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler, Phylloscopus tenellipes s - Western Crowned-Warbler, Phylloscopus [reguloides] occipitalis (Css/Csl; Cso, Payne 1997b) o - Eastern Crowned-Warbler, Phylloscopus [reguloides] coronatus s - Blyth's Leaf-Warbler, Phylloscopus [reguloides] reguloides (Css/Csl, Payne 1997b) Yellow-vented Warbler, Phylloscopus cantantor l - Mountain Leaf-Warbler, Phylloscopus [trivirgatus] trivirgatus (Css/Csl, Payne 1997b) Golden-spectacled Warbler, Seicercus burkii White-spectacled Warbler, Seicercus affinis l - Chestnut-crowned Warbler, Seicercus castaniceps (Css/Csl, Payne 1997b) l - Yellow-breasted Warbler, Seicercus montis l - Sunda Warbler, Seicercus grammiceps (Css/Csl, Payne 1997b) Timaliidae Tawny-breasted Wren-Babbler, Spelaeornis longicaudatus Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler, Napothera epilidota REGULIDAE Goldcrest, Regulus regulus MOTACILLIDAE o - Olive-backed Pipit, Anthus hodgsoni (Cso, Payne 1997b) FRINGILLIDAE Emberizidae C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 4 3

Yellow Bunting, Emberiza sulphurata Black-faced Bunting, Emberiza spodocephala PASSERIDAE Prunellidae o - Black-throated Accentor, Prunella atrogularis

Common Cuckoo, Cuculus canorus Linnaeus 1758 Systema Naturae, ed.10, p. 110. Distribution. – Palearctic. Host list. – Based on Baker 1942, Lack 1963, Royama 1963, Hellebrekers 1965, Glue and Morgan 1972, Becking 1981, Wyllie 1981, Rowan 1983, Brooke and Davies 1987, Irwin 1988, López, Gil-Delgado 1988, Barret 1989, Nakamura 1990, Brazil 1991, Teuschl et al. 1994, Kim 1996, Nakamura et al. 1998, Mitrus and Soæko 2005, Payne 2005, Antonov et al. 2007, Kirwan et al. 2008, Solti 2010. Wyllie (1981) partitioned his list of European hosts into three groups: W1 - "Frequent, occasional and rare/accidental hosts"; W2 - "Said to have been found in”; W3 - “instances recorded, but seem unlikely to be correct”. Species coded "J" from lists of Japanese hosts given in Royama 1963, Nakamura 1990, Brazil 1991, Nakamura et al. 1998; species coded "cct" or “ccb” from Baker 1942 [his lists of hosts of Cuculus canorus telephonus and Cuculus canorus bakeri, respectively; * indicates 3 or fewer records], see also Becking 1981; species coded "Africa" from Rowan 1983, Irwin 1988.

PODICIPEDIDAE Little Grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis (W3) PHASIANIDAE Common Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus (W3) CHARADRIIDAE Common Greenshank, Tringa nebularia (W3) UPUPIDAE Eurasian Hoopoe, Upupa [epops] epops (cct*) COLUMBIDAE Stock Pigeon, Columba oenas (W3) Common Wood-Pigeon, Columba palumbus (W3) European Turtle-Dove, Streptopelia turta (W3) IRENIDAE Golden-fronted Leafbird, Chloropsis aurifrons (ccb*) Orange-bellied Leafbird, Chloropsis hardwickii (ccb*) LANIIDAE Thick-billed Shrike, Lanius tigrinus (J) Bull-headed Shrike, Lanius bucephalus (J) % Red-backed Shrike, Lanius collurio (W1) Brown Shrike, Lanius cristatus (J) Long-tailed Shrike, Lanius schach (cct) Includes Black-headed Shrike Lanius schach nigriceps (ccb) Lesser Grey Shrike, Lanius minor (W2) % Northern Great Gray Shrike, Lanius excubitor (W1) Woodchat Shrike, Lanius senator (W2; Africa) PETROICIDAE Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher, Culicicapa ceylonensis P (ccb*) CORVIDAE Corvidae Eurasian Jay, Garrulus glandarius (W3) Azure-winged Magpie, Cyanopica cyana (J) Black-billed Magpie, Pica pica (W3) Eurasian Jackdaw, Corvus monedula (W3) Oriolidae C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 4 4

Eurasian Golden-Oriole, Oriolus oriolus (W2) Black-winged Cuckoo-Shrike, Coracina melaschistos (ccb*) Grey-chinned Minivet, Pericrocotus solaris (ccb*) Rhipiduridae White-throated Fantail, Rhipidura albicollis (ccb) White-browed Fantail, Rhipidura aureola (cct*, ccb) Dicruridae Fork-tailed Drongo, Dicrurus adsimilis (Africa) Bronzed Drongo, Dicrurus aeneus (ccb*) Ashy Drongo, Dicrurus leucophaeus (ccb*) Monarchidae Asian Paradise Flycatcher, Terpsiphone [paradisi] paradisi (ccb*) Black-naped Monarch, Hypothymis azurea (ccb*) CINCLIDAE White-throated Dipper, Cinclus cinclus (W3) Brown Dipper, Cinclus pallasii (ccb*) MUSCICAPIDAE Turdidae Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush, Monticola saxatilis (W2) Blue-capped Rock-Thrush, Monticola [cinclorhynchus] cinclorhynchus (cct*, ccb) Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush, Monticola rufiventris (cct*, ccb) Blue Whistling-Thrush, Myiophonus [caeruleus] caeruleus A (ccb*) Orange-headed Thrush, Zoothera citrina (ccb*) Long-billed Thrush, Zoothera monticola (ccb*) Dark-sided Thrush, Zoothera marginata (ccb) Japanese Thrush, Turdus cardis (J) Ring Ouzel, Turdus torquatus (W1) Black-breasted Thrush, Turdus [unicolor] dissimilis (ccb*) % Eurasian Blackbird, Turdus merula (W1) Brown-headed Thrush, Turdus chrysolaus (J) Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris (W3) Redwing, Turdus iliacus (W3) Song Thrush, Turdus philomelos (W1) Mistle Thrush, Turdus viscivorus (W3) Lesser Shortwing, Brachypteryx leucophrys nipalensis (ccb) White-browed Shortwing, Brachypteryx montana cruralis (ccb*) Muscicapidae % Spotted Flycatcher, Muscicapa striata (W1) Brown-breasted Flycatcher, Muscicapa muttui (ccb*) Slaty-backed Flycatcher, Ficedula hodgsonii (ccb) Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva (Mitrus and Soæko 2005) European Pied Flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca (W1, ccb*) Narcissus Flycatcher, Ficedula narcissina (J) Ultramarine Flycatcher, Ficedula superciliaris (cct*, ccb*) Slaty-blue Flycatcher, Ficedula tricolor (cct*, ccb*) Verditer Flycatcher, Eumyias thalassina (ccb) Large Niltava, Niltava grandis (ccb) Small Niltava, Niltava macgrigoriae (ccb) Rufous-belled Niltava, Niltava sundara (cct*, ccb) Blue-throated Flycatcher, Cyornis rubeculoides (ccb*) Saxicolidae % European Robin, Erithacus rubecula (W1) Thrush Nightingale, Luscinia luscinia (W2) Common Nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos (W1) C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 4 5

Siberian Rubythroat, Luscinia calliope (cct) Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica (W2) Indian Blue Robin, Luscinia brunnea (cct) Black Redstart, Phoenicurus ochruros (W1) % Common Redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus (W1) Daurian Redstart, Phoenicurus auroreus (Korea) Moussier's Redstart, Phoenicurus moussieri (Africa) Plumbeous Water-Redstart, Rhyacornis fuliginosus (India) White-bellied Redstart, Hodgsonius phaenicuroides (cct*) Oriental Magpie-Robin, Copsychus [saularis] saularis (ccb*) White-rumped Shama, Copsychus malabaricus (ccb*) Plumbeous Water-Redstart, Rhyacornis fuliginosus (ccb) White-tailed Robin, Cinclidium leucurum (ccb) Black-backed Forktail, Enicurus immaculatus (ccb*) Slaty-backed Forktail, Enicurus schistaceus Spotted Forktail, Enicurus maculatus (cct, ccb) Purple Cochoa, Cochoa purpurea (ccb*) Green Cochoa, Cochoa viridis (ccb*) Whinchat, Saxicola rubetra (W1) % Common Stonechat, Saxicola torquata (W1, J, cct) Pied Bushchat, Saxicola caprata (cct*, ccb) Grey Bushchat, Saxicola ferrea (cct*, ccb) Northern Wheater, Oenanthe oenanthe (W1) Rufous Bush Chat, Cercotrichas galactotes STURNIDAE Common Starling, Sturnus vulgaris (W2; Holm 2006) SITTIDAE Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch, Sitta [europaea] castanea (ccb*) Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, Sitta [frontalis] frontalis (ccb*) CERTHIIDAE Eurasian Tree-Creeper, Certhia familaris (W2) Short-toed Tree-Creeper, Certhia brachydactyla (W2) TROGLODYTIDAE % Winter Wren, Troglodytes troglodytes (W1) PARIDAE Great Tit, Parus major (W2; ccb*) Yellow-cheeked Tit, Parus [xanthogenys] spilonotus (ccb*) Blue Tit, Parus caeruleus AEGITHALIDAE Long-tailed Tit, Aegithelos caudatus (W2) HIRUNDINIDAE % Barn Swallow, Hirundo [rustica] rustica (W1) REGULIDAE Goldcrest, Regulus regulus (W1) Firecrest, Regulus ignicapillus (W2) PYCNONOTIDAE Crested Finchbill, Spizixos canifrons (ccb) Red-vented Bulbul, Pycnonotus [cafer] cafer (ccb) Himalayan Bulbul, Pycnonotus [cafer] leucogenys (cct*) Flavescent Bulbul, Pycnonotus flavescens (ccb*) Brown-eared Bulbul, Ixos amaurotis (J) Ashy Bulbul, Hemixos [flavala] flavala (ccb*) Mountain Bulbul, Hypsipetes [virescens] mcclellandii (ccb*) Black Bulbul, Hypsipetes [madagascariensis] leucocephalus (ccb*) C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 4 6

CISTICOLIDAE Zitting Cisticola, Cisticola [juncidis] juncidis (ccb) Golden-headed Cisticola, Cisticola exilis (ccb) Streaked Scrub-Warbler, Scotocera inquieta (cct*) Yellow-bellied Prinia, Prinia flaviventris (ccb*) Striated Prinia, Prinia criniger (ccb) Hill Prinia, Prinia atrogularis (ccb) Plain Prinia, Prinia [subflava] inornata (ccb*) Rufescent Prinia, Prinia rufescens (ccb) Graceful Prinia, Prinia gracilis (ccb) ZOSTEROPIDAE Oriental White-eye, Zosterops [palpebrosus] palpebrosus (ccb*) SYLVIIDAE Acrocephalidae Grey-bellied Tesia, Tesia cyaniventer (ccb*) Pale-footed Bush-Warbler, Cettia pallidipes (ccb*) Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler, Cettia [fortipes] fortipes (ccb*) Cetti's Warbler, Cettia cetti (Barret 1989) Brown Bush-Warbler, Bradypterus luteoventris (ccb) Common Grasshopper-Warbler, Locustella naevia (W1) Savi's Warbler, Locustella luscinioides (Barret 1989) Moustached Warbler, Acrocephalus melanopogon (Solti 2010) Aquatic Warbler, Acrocephalus paludicola (W2) Sedge Warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus (W1) Black-browed Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus bistrigiceps (J) % Eurasian Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus (W1) Blyth’s Reed-Warbler, Acrocephalus dumetorum (cct*) % Marsh Warbler, Acrocephalus palustris (W1) % Great Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus [arundinaceus] arundinaceus (W1) Oriental Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus [arundinaceus] orientalis (J; Brazil 1991) Clamorous Reed-Warbler, Acrocephalus [arundinaceus] stentoreus (cct*) Common Tailorbird, Orthotomus sutorius (ccb) Dark-necked Tailorbird, Orthotomus [atrogularis] atrogularis (ccb) Lemon-rumped Warbler, Phylloscopus proregulus (cct*) Willow Warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus (W1) Eurasian Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita (W1) % Wood Warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix (W1) Blyth’s Leaf-Warbler, Phylloscopus [reguloides] reguloides (ccb) Yellow-vented Warbler, Phylloscopus [cantator] cantator (ccb*) Golden-spectacled Warbler, Seicercus burkii (ccb*) Grey-hooded Warbler, Seicercus xanthoschistus (ccb*) Chestnut-crowned Warbler, Seicercus castaniceps (ccb*) = Baker S castan. castaneoceps Rufous-faced Warbler, Abroscopus albogularis (ccb*) Yellow-bellied Warbler, Abroscopus superciliaris (ccb*) Icterine Warbler, Hippolais icterina (W1) Eastern Olivaceous Warbler, Hippolais pallida Antonov et al 2007 Garrulacidae Moustached Laughingthrush, Garrulax cineraceus probable host (India; Becking 1981) Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush, Garrulax pectoralis probable host (India; Becking 1981) Streaked Laughingthrush, Garrulax lineatus (cct*) Striped Laughingthrush, Garrulax virgatus (ccb*) Brown-capped Laughingthrush, Garrulax austeni (ccb*) Red-faced Liocichla, Liocichla phoenicea (ccb*) Timaliidae C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 4 7

Buff-breasted Babbler, Pellorneum [pyrrogenys] tickelli (ccb) Spot-throated Babbler, Pellorneum albiventre (ccb) Puff-throated Babbler, Pellorneum ruficeps (ccb) Long-billed Wren-Babbler, Rimator malacoptilus (ccb*) Streaked Wren-Babbler, Napothera [brevicaudata] brevicaudata (ccb) Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler, Napothera epilepidota (ccb) Rufous-fronted Babbler, Stachyris [rufifrons] rufifrons (ccb*) Grey-throated Babbler, Stachyris nigriceps (ccb*) Striped Tit-Babbler, Macronous gularis (ccb) Scaly-breasted Wren-Babbler, Pnoepyga albiventer (ccb*) Pygmy Wren-Babbler, Pnoepyga pusilla (ccb) Tawny-breasted Wren-Babbler, Spelaeornis longicaudatus (ccb) Silver-eared Mesia, Leiothrix argentaurus (ccb) Red-billed Leiothrix, Leiothrix lutea (ccb) Chestnut-fronted Shrike-Babbler, Pteruthius aenobarbus (ccb*) Rusty-fronted Barwing, Actinodura egertoni (ccb*) Yellow-throated Fulvetta, Alcippe cinera (ccb) Rufous-winged Fulvetta, Alcippe castaneceps (ccb*) Rusty-capped Fulvetta, Alcippe [brunnea] dubia (ccb) Brown-cheeked Fulvetta, Alcippe poioicephala (ccb) = Baker: Alcippe poiocephala phayrei Nepal Fulvetta, Alcippe nipalensis (ccb) Rufous-backed Sibia, Heterophasia annectens (ccb*) Grey Sibia, Heterophasia [capistrata] gracilis (ccb) Striated Yuhina, Yuhina [castaniceps] castaniceps (ccb) Whiskered Yuhina, Yuhina [flavicollis] flavicollis (ccb) Rufous-vented Yuhina, Yuhina occipitalis (ccb) Bearded Parrotbill, Panurus biarmicus (W2) Black-breasted Parrotbill, Paradoxornis [flavirostris] flavirostris (ccb*) Vinous-throated Parrotbill, Paradoxornis [webbianus] webbianus (Kim 1996) Gray Sibia, Heterophasia gracilis (India) Spot-breasted Scimitar-Babbler, Pomatorhinus erythrogenys (ccb*) White-browed Scimitar-Babbler, Pomatorhinus [horsfieldii] schisticeps (ccb) Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler, Pomatorhinus ruficollis (ccb*) Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler, Pomatorhinus ferruginosus (ccb*) Scaly-breasted Wren-Babbler, Pnoepyga albiventer (cct*) Chestnut-capped Babbler, Timalia pileata (ccb*) Sylviidae Blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla (W1) % Garden Warbler, Sylvia borin (W1) % Greater Whitethroat, Sylvia communis (W1) Lesser Whitethroat, Sylvia [curruca] curruca (W1) Barred Warbler, Sylvia nisoria (W1) Orphean Warbler, Sylvia hortensis (W1) Rüppell’s Warbler, Sylvia ruppeli V (adults mobbing female cuckoos; Kirwan et al. 2008) Sardinian Warbler, Sylvia melanocephala (W1) Tristram's Warbler, Sylvia deserticola (Africa) Dartford Warbler, Sylvia undata (W1, Africa) Megaluridae Striated Grassbird, Megalurus palustris (ccb) NECTARINIIDAE Streaked Spiderhunter, Arachnothera magna (ccb*) Little Spiderhunter, Arachnothera longirostra (ccb*) ALAUDIDAE Crested Lark, Galerida cristata (W2) C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 4 8

Wood Lark, Lullula arborea (W1) Greater Short-toed Lark, Calandrella brachydactyla (W2) Eurasian Sky Lark, Alauda arvensis (W1, J) Horned Lark, Eremophila alpestris (W2, cct*) PASSERIDAE Passeridae House Sparrow, Passer domesticus (W2; ccb*) Russet Sparrow, Passer [rutilans] rutilans (ccb) Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Passer montanus (W2; ccb*) Grey-headed Sparrow, (Africa) Prunellidae Alpine Accentor, Prunella collaris (W1) Robin Accentor, Prunella rubeculoides (cct*) Rufous-breasted Accentor, Prunella strophiata (cct*) % Hedge Accentor/Dunnock, Prunella modularis (W1) Japanese Accentor, Prunella rubida (J) MOTACILLIDAE Richard's Pipit, Anthus [novaeseelandiae] richardi (W2 [listed as “Richard’s Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae”], ccb) Paddy-field Pipit, Anthus [novaeseelandiae] rufulus (ccb) T Blyth’s Pipit Anthus [campestris] godlewskii T Tawny Pipit, Anthus [campestris] campestris (W1) % Tree Pipit, Anthus trivialis (W1) Olive-backed Pipit, Anthus hodgsoni (J) % Meadow Pipit, Anthus pratensis (W1) Red-throated Pipit, Anthus cervinus (W2) Rosy Pipit, Anthus roseatus (cct*) Rock Pipit Anthus [spinoletta] petrosus (W1) U % Water Pipit, Anthus [spinletta] spinoletta (W1) U Upland Pipit, Anthus sylvanus (cct*) % White Wagtail, Motacilla [alba] alba (W1, J) Japanese Wagtail, Motacilla [alba] grandis (J) Black-backed Wagtail, Motacilla [alba] lugens (J; Brazil 1991) Yellow-hooded Wagtail, Motacilla citreola (cct*) Yellow Wagtail, Motacilla flava (W1) % Grey Wagtail, Motacilla [cinerea] cinerea (W1, J, cct*) FRINGILLIDAE Fringiillidae Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs (W1) % Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla (W1) European Serin, Serinus serinus (W2) European Greenfinch, Carduelis [chloris] chloris (W1) Grey-capped Greenfinch, Carduelis [chloris] sinica (J) European Goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis (W1) Common Redpoll, Carduelis flammea (W1) Twite, Carduelis flavirostris (W1) Eurasian Linnet, Carduelis cannabina (W1) Long-tailed Rosefinch, Uragus sibiricus (J) Eurasian Bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula (W1) Hawfinch, Coccothrautes coccothraustes (W1) Japanese Grosbeak, Eophona personata (J) Emberizidae Crested Bunting, Melophus lathami (cct) Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella (W1) C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 4 9

Cirl Bunting, Emberiza cirilus (W2) Meadow Bunting, Emberiza cioides (J, cct*) Rock Bunting, Emberiza cia (cct) Ortolan Bunting, Emberiza hortulana (W2) Rustic Bunting, Emberiza rustica (W2) Yellow-breasted Bunting, Emberiza aureola (J) Gray-headed Bunting, Emperiza fucata (J) Yellow Bunting, Emberiza sulphurata (J) Black-faced Bunting, Emberiza spodocephala (J, cct*) % Reed Bunting, Emberiza schoeniculus (W1) Gray Bunting, Emberiza variabilis (J; Brazil 1991) Corn Bunting, Miliaria calandra (W2) Lapland Bunting, Calcarius lapponicus (W2)

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Taxonomic notes:

A. The genus name Myiophonus has been spelled variously as, most commonly, Myiophoneus, Myophonus or Myophoneus (see Sibley and Monroe 1990).

B. Turdus protomomelas is synonym

C. Oxylophus Swainson 1837, Class. Birds 2, p. 322, fig. 284

D. Pachycoccyx citation is usually given as Pachycoccyx Cabanis 1882 Journal für Ornithologie, 30, p. 230. The Richmond Index gives a date of April 1882 for that volume and number of the Journal für Ornithologie, however the Ornithologisches Centralblatt, also containing the C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 5 3

erection of this genus, was issued on 1 March 1882. Correct citation should then be: Pachycoccyx Cabanis 1882, Ornithologisches Centralblatt, 7 p. 46 [2003.08.30: Peterson 1999]

E. Oliver 1955 used the name Turdus musicus with this species.

F. This host species listed in Friedmann (1960) as “Reichenow’s Sunbird, Cinnyris reichenowi Sharpe 1891" but that name, which is applicable to this species, is preoccupied.

G. Listed in Friedmann1968 as “Melithreptus atricapillus White-naped honeyeater” which is interpreted to be Melithreptus lunatus based on the English name used. The name Certhia atricapilla Latham 1801 is listed as synonym of Melithreptus [lunatus] lunatus lunatus in Peters’ Check-list; but the name atricapillus is also associated in synonomy of several subspecies of Melithreptus brevirostris (Salomonsen 1967).

H. The name Sericornis lathami, which has been misapplied to this species, is synonym of Meliphaga chrysops

J. Acanthiza hamiltoni now considered variant of Acanthiza [pusilla] albiventris

K. Gerygone levigaster is correct original spelling; emendation as laevigaster unjustified (see Sibley and Monroe 1990).

L. Microeca leucophaea is synonym

M. General statement in Campbell (1900) lists Climacteris scandens as a host (see Brooker and Brooker 2005); this name is synonym for Climacteris leucophaea. Campbell, A. G. 1900. White-throated fly-eater. Victorian Naturalist 16: 160.

N. Rhipidura flabellifera is synonym of Rhipidura fuliginosa

P. Higher taxonomy of Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis uncertain: this species has been placed in Muscicapidae but DNA indicates placement in Petroicidae.

Q. Muscicapa [dauurica] dauurica also known as Muscicapa latirostris

R. This species listed as “Grasshopper Warbler, Locustella octiolensis” in Royama (1963); the error in the specific name is apparently due to transcription problem in preparation of that publication.

S. This taxon sometimes included in genus Cettia.

S2. Host species is Japanese Leaf W arbler Phylloscopus xanthodryas rather than to Phylloscopus borealis (sensu stricto) Alström, P., T. Saitoh, D. Williams, I. Nishiumi, Y. Shigeta, K. Ueda, M. Irestedt, M. Björklund and U. Olsson. 2011. The Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis – three anciently separated cryptic species revealed. Ibis 153: 395-410.

T. Anthus richardi and Anthus rufulus, part of the Anthus novaeseelandiae complex, have been considered conspecific. Baker listed 3 pipit hosts for Cuculus canorus bakeri: Anthus richardi thermophilus Daurian Pipit Anthus richardi rufulus Indian Pipit Anthus richardi malayensis Malay Pipit In this present list, Baker’s rufulus and malayensis are included as Anthus rufulus; and his thermophilus presented as Blyth’s Pipit Anthus [campestris] godlewskii C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 5 4

U. Rock Pipit Anthus [spinoletta] petrosus, and Water Pipit, Anthus [spinletta] spinoletta, usually treated as conspecific.

V. Often spelled Sylvia rueppelli

X. Latham, John. 1801 (=1802). Supplementum indicis ornithologici sive systematis ornithologiae. 4to, pp. I-LXXIV, London. The actual date of publication of this reference is not known with certainty (see Browning and Monroe 1991, Murray Bruce in Peterson 1999, Peterson 1999). Browning and Monroe. 1991. Clarifications and corrections of the dates of issue of some publications containing descriptions of North American birds. Archives of Natural History 18(3): 385-386.

Notes:

1. List of hosts with “blue type” eggs in Baker (1942) attributed to Large Hawk Cuckoo, Hierococcyx sparverioides likely in error; Becking (1981: 210) writes that “at least some” and then “most of which” of these eggs are of Cuculus canorus; confusion with Hierococcyx varius not ruled out and confusion with Hierococcyx fugax also possible. See also Note 5.

Assam Necklaced Laughing-Thrush, Garrulax moniligera moniligera, 10 Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush, Garrulax moniligera Burmese Necklaced Laughing-Thrush, Garrulax moniligera meridionalis, 2 Black-gorgeted Laughing-Thrush, Garrulax pectoralis pectoralis, 6 Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush, Garrulax pectoralis Ashy Laughing-Thrush, Ianthocincla cineracea cineracea, 6 Moustached Laughingthrush, Garrulax cineraceus Himalayan Whistling-Thrush, Myophonus temminckii temminckii, 5 Blue Whistling-Thrush, Myiophonus caeruleus temminckii Orange-headed Ground-Thrush, Geokichla citrina citrina, 2 Orange-headed Thrush, Zoothera citrina Small-billed Mountain-Thrush, Oreocincla dauma dauma, 1 Scaly Thrush, Zoothera dauma Shillong Laughing-Thrush, Dryonastes subcaerulatus, 1 Grey-sided Laughingthrush, Garrulax [caerulatus] caeruleus subcaerulatus Assam Crimson-winged Laughing-Thrush, Trochalopteron phoenicium bakeri, 1 Red-faced Liocichla, Liocichla phoenicia Assam Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler, Pomatorhinus erythrogenys maclellandi, 2 Red-headed Laughing-Thrush, Trochlopteron erythrocephalus, 2 Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush, Garrulax [erythrocephalus] erythrocephalus Rufous-chinned Laughing-Thrush, Ianthocincla rufogularis rufogularis Garrulax rufogularis Sikkim Red-headed Laughing-Thrush, Trochalopteron nigrimentum Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush, Garrulax [erythrocephalus] erythrocephalus nigrimentum Hoary Barwing, Ixops nipalensis Hoary-throated Barwing, Actinodura [nipalensis] nipalensis

2. List of hosts with eggs attributed to Common Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius by Baker (1942) likely represent mixture of eggs of Cuculus canorus and of Clamator species (Becking 1981). See also Note 5.

Bengal Jungle-Babbler, Turdoides terricolor terricolor, 21 Jungle Babbler, Turdoides [striatus] striatus striatus Southern Jungle-Babbler, Turdoides terricolor malabaricus, 3 Jungle Babbler, Turdoides [striatus] striatus malabaricus Ceylon Babbler, Turdoides striatus striatus, 6 Jungle Babbler, Turdoides [striatus] striatus White-headed Babbler, Turdoides striatus polioplocamus, 1 Yellow-billed White-headed Babbler, Turdoides affinis Ceylonese Rufous Babbler, Turdoides rufescens, 1 ? Orange-billed Babbler, Turdoides [striatus] rufescens Bombay Babbler, Turdoides somervillei, 2 Jungle Deccan Babbler, Turdoides [striatus] striatus somervillei Large Grey Babbler, Argya malcomi, 7 Large Grey Babbler, Turdoides malcomi Common Babbler, Argya caudata caudata, 1 Common Babbler, Turdoides caudatus Necklaced Laughing-Thrush, Garrulax moniligera moniligera, 1 Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush, Garrulax moniligera Cachar Yellow-breasted Laughing-Thrush, Garrulax gularis gularis, 1 Rufous-vented Laughingthrush, Garrulax gularis Assam Ashy Laughing-Thrush, Ianthocincla cineracea cineracea, 4 Moustached Laughingthrush, Garrulax cineraceus Rufous-necked Laughing-Thrush, Dryonastes ruficollis, 4 Rufous-necked Laughingthrush, Garrulax ruficollis Shillong Grey-sided Laughing-Thrush, Dryonastes coerulatus subcoerulatus, 1Grey-sided Laughingthrush, Garrulax [caerulatus] caerulatus Cachar Crimson-winged Laughing-Thrush, Trochalopteron phoeniceum bakeri, 1Red-faced Liocichla, Liocichla phoenicea Shillong Yellow-winged Laughing-Thrush, Trochalopteron ery. chrysopterum, 2 Chestnut-crowned Grey-eared Laughingthrush, Garrulax [erythrocephalus] erythrocephalus chrysopterus Shillong Barwing, Actinodura egertoni khasiana, 2 Rusty-fronted Barwing, Actinodura egertoni Beautiful Niltava, Niltava sundara sundara, 1 Rufous-bellied Niltava, Niltava sundara Himalayan Paradise Flycatcher, Tchitrea paradisi leucogaster, 1 Asian Paradise Flycatcher, Terpsiphone [paradisi] paradisi Fairy Blue-Bird, Irena puella puella, 1 Asian Fairy-Bluebird, Irena [puella] puella

3. Rowan (1983) includes a list of 6 species treated as alleged hosts of Black Cuckoo, Cuculus C u c ko o h o s ts - p a g e 5 5

clamosus, based on questionable observations: Common Scimitar-bill, Rhinopomastus [cyanomelas] cyanomelas (young cuckoo accompanied by hoopoe) Green Wood- Hoopoe, Phoeniculus purpureus (probably parasitism by honeyguide) Sombre Greenbul, Andropadus importunus (probably parasitism by Clamator jacobinus) Cape Robin-Chat, Cossypha caffra egg only White-browed Robin-Chat, Cossypha heuglini egg only Boulder Chat, Pinarornis plumosus egg only

4. Rowan (1983) includes a list of 10 species treated as alleged hosts of Red-chested Cuckoo, Cuculus solitarius, based on inadequate evidence: Garden Bulbul, Pycnonotus [cafer] barbatus Mountain Wheatear, Oenanthe monticola Mocking Cliff-Chat, Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris Swynnerton's Robin, Swynnertonia swynnertoni Ashy Alseonax, Muscicapa caerulescens African Paradise Flycatcher, Terpsiphone viridis Common Fiscal, Lanius [collaris] collaris African Pied Starling, Spreo bicolor Malachite Sunbird, Nectarinia famosa Cape Siskin, Serinus [totta] totta

5. Becking 1981 provides a critique of E. C. Stuart Baker’s collection of cuckoo eggs: “Many of the data presented by Baker (1934, 1942) are rather doubtful and many of his egg identifications are erroneous. Baker’s classification is often based on insufficient grounds or on flimsy evidence” (Becking 1981: 227); in particular, “I regard all putative blue cuckoo eggs attributed by Baker to Cuculus micropterus, C. varius, or C. sparverioides to be in fact blue eggs of Cuculus canorus bakeri” (Becking 1981: 217). Baker, E. C. S. 1934. The nidification of birds of the Indian Empire, vol. 3, Taylor and Francis, London. Baker, E. C. S. 1942. Cuckoo problems. Witherby, London. Becking, J. H. 1981. Notes on the breeding of Indian cuckoos. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 78: 201-231.